My chapter is titled “I Called an Academic Conference a ‘Woke Joke’ and Ignited a Firestorm.”
Woke Joke Part 8: Supreme Court passes
I’ve been so involved in the Poe Hall scandal that I forgot to post that the Supreme Court, not surprisingly, declined to hear my case against NC State; they only take on a handful of cases each year. So this means my case will *not* move forward to trial. [UPDATE: I was in a rush to get this out, and left out the important “not” in that sentence when I first posted this. :)] I...
More coverage of my case in the media
The most interesting one appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education (reposted on Medium), where the author argued that activist faculty have screwed themselves. For many years the courts have deferred to academia, but political behavior by faculty and universities during the past couple of decades has resulted in a more interventionist approach: Unfortunately, universities are giving courts...
Woke Joke Part 7: On to the Supreme Court
The Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled against me 2-1. The ruling was widely seen as substantially restricting the academic freedom of professors in the 4th Circuit (MD, NC, SC, VA and WV); I’ve included links to some media mentions below. The dissenting judge wrote a strong dissent, part of which I’ve quoted: Our job, however, is not to appraise the value of Porter’s speech...
Woke Joke Part 5: Lost the motion to dismiss
Unfortunately, the court granted the university’s motion to dismiss (ruling here). My wife was a little freaked out by how calm I was when I found out (this came in right before my trip to Japan, hence the late posting). I’ve found Stoic philosophy to be of great comfort while dealing with the university and my colleagues during the past few years. One aspect of Stoic philosophy is...
Woke Joke Part 4: Final motions filed in response to Motion to Dismiss
NCSU’s reply to our reply, and our sur-reply. That should be it, now we’re waiting for the judge to decide whether the lawsuit can move forward to the discovery stage.
Woke Joke Part 3: Our response to NCSU’s Motion to Dismiss
Woke Joke Part 2: NCSU responds to lawsuit
Woke Joke Part 1: When the woke mob comes for you, stand up and fight back!
Woke Joke Part 3: Our response to NCSU’s Motion to Dismiss
You can read our response here. Once again, I would like to thank my amazing attorney Samantha Harris and local counsel Jonathan Vogel. I’m lucky to have them on my side.
Woke Joke Part 2: NCSU responds to lawsuit
Woke Joke Part 1: When the woke mob comes for you, stand up and fight back!
Woke Joke Part 2: NCSU responds to lawsuit
The university has responded to my lawsuit with a motion to dismiss. You can find their response here.
Woke Joke Part 1: When the woke mob comes for you, stand up and fight back!
I am a political conservative who has no problem taking a stand and expressing my opinion, which is why I have, for years now, been targeted by the woke mob at NC State. As a result, I just filed a lawsuit against the university in federal district court, alleging that faculty and administrators violated my rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. I’ve hired a top-notch attorney...