Lawsuit Unmasks Louisiana Professor and Shuts Down His Controversial Web Site

A professor who anonymously ran a Web site that criticized administrators at the University of Louisiana at Monroe revealed his identity last month, and the site was shut down after a vice president of the college sued the Internet company that hosted it.

John L. Scott, an associate professor of economics at the university, disclosed that he operated the Truth at ULM Web site, which discussed news and rumors about the university.

Richard L. Baxter, vice president for external

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