(Washington Times) A professor who was sued — and won — over his teaching about Islamic terrorism says he’ll continue to teach the lesson and won’t back down to cancel culture.
A Muslim student along with the Council on American-Islamic Relations of Arizona sued professor Nicholas Damask for a lesson he taught — and a quiz he gave — pertaining to Islamic terrorism as part of a world politics class in 2020, claiming in the lawsuit the teaching ran afoul of the student’s religious rights.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, though, recently shut down the lawsuit, reasoning the professor had qualified immunity, a protection that shields government workers from civil liability.
“This is kind of a win for our civilization. Enough judges have said freedom of speech and academic freedom is important — that’s more important than submitting to someone being offended,” Mr. Damask told the Washington Times.
