Oregon State University pays $101,000 to settle suit over trashed conservative paper

[Phurfur 70]

Oregon State University has paid $1,000 plus $100,000 in legal fees to a former student to settle a lawsuit over the confiscation of distribution boxes for a conservative-leaning student newspaper.

 

Supporters of the newspaper called The Liberty sued the school in 2009, alleging the university president and other school officials granted the official campus newspaper numerous bins while restricting The Liberty's distribution.

 

The suit alleged that school officials confiscated distribution bins for The Liberty and tossed them onto a trash heap. The bins, which contained copies of the paper, were allegedly removed without notice and thrown next to a dumpster.

 

Lower-ranking campus officials said they removed The Liberty's boxes to beautify the campus, but distribution bins for the campus paper were reportedly left untouched. Top school officials said they had not ordered the destruction.

 

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had revived the lawsuit after a U.S. District Court judge dismissed it. The appeals court ruled that it had little trouble finding constitutional violations and that the university's policy that led to the alleged trashing "materialized like a bolt out of the blue."

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/04/03/oregon-state-university-pays-100g-to-settle-suit-over-trashed-conservative/

[NewbieJr 541]

MK Ultra thwarted!

[FlaHawker 24]

MK Ultra thwarted!

Moth to a flame...

[Drizzay 648]

So, did they purposely trash the papers because of its political leanings? I didn't see the cause in the article.

[drobeski 3,061]

So, did they purposely trash the papers because of its political leanings? I didn't see the cause in the article.

they lost the case bozo

[MDC 5,932]

Moth to a flame...

More like flies to .

[Drizzay 648]

they lost the case bozo

They lost the case because they unlawfully trashed the newspapers. But no where does it state that the courts ruled against them specifically because the paper was "conservative".

 

In other words, if the paper was left-leaning, the school would have still been found liable. Therefore, the contents of this paper are technically meaningless to the story.

[Phurfur 70]

They lost the case because they unlawfully trashed the newspapers. But no where does it state that the courts ruled against them specifically because the paper was "conservative".

In other words, if the paper was left-leaning, the school would have still been found liable. Therefore, the contents of this paper are technically meaningless to the story.

The left leaning paper was left in place. HTH

[Drizzay 648]

The left leaning paper was left in place. HTH

Crazy, you would think they would want to report that the left leaning paper indeed was left in place.

 

All I see is that the school newspaper bins were not touched.

[Giants Fan 85]

Crazy, you would think they would want to report that the left leaning paper indeed was left in place.

All I see is that the school newspaper bins were not touched.

You need to work on changing the facts into what you want them to be instead of just looking at them for what they are. It's the only way to becoming a full fledged neo-con.