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UW pays $600K to settle lawsuit with computer science professor over parody land acknowledgment
The deal ends a First Amendment fight over a parody land acknowledgment and bars the university from removing it from his syllabi.
- On Thursday, the University of Washington agreed to pay computer science professor Stuart Reges $600,000 to settle a First Amendment lawsuit over a parody land acknowledgement he included in his course syllabus.
- The conflict began in 2022 when Reges mocked the university's recommended land acknowledgement in his syllabus, prompting officials to launch a yearlong disciplinary investigation and create a competing 'shadow' section of his course.
- Last year, a divided Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel reversed a lower court ruling, finding the university violated Reges's First Amendment rights by retaliating against protected speech on a matter of public concern.
- Under the agreement, the university pledged to refrain from future investigations, creating competing course sections, or withholding salary increases due to his speech, while permanently permitting Reges to include his parody statement in syllabi.
- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, which represented Reges, stated the victory reminds public universities to respect First Amendment rights, with Reges hoping his protest helps students learn to "cope with disagreement.
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