Setting a Limit on Academic Freedom

If John McAdams's 2014 blog post about his concerns about the conduct of a teaching assistant at Marquette University had not named her, his criticisms would have been protected by the First Amendment and the university would have had no business punishing him, a Wisconsin judge said Thursday.  But McAdams named the graduate student, and the wide readership of his blog, Marquette Warrior, quickly picked up on his comments. McAdams sued saying that his right of freedom of expression and other rights were being violated.
The judge's decision upheld Marquette's right to punish McAdams.