Professor’s Suit Against Idaho State U. Is Dismissed

An Idaho state judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former engineering professor at Idaho State University who accused the institution of violating his right to free speech, the Associated Press reports. Habib Sadid sued the university in 2008, alleging that Idaho State had retaliated against him for publicly criticizing administration policies and that he also suffered defamation and breach of contract. This fall the university fired him over the objections of a faculty panel, which said the university did not provide him with due process and lacked evidence to dismiss him.