Another blacklisted professors wins big in court
Law professor Scott Gerber
Fight! Fight! Fight! After two years of battle in the courts, a blacklisted tenured professor who was fired by his university in 2023 without due process because he had publicly criticized and opposed its racist diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) quota policies has now won a complete victory in court.
First the background: In 2023 Ohio Northern University (ONU) sent campus police to Dr. Scott Gerber’s classroom — while he was teaching a class — and had him physically removed from the campus, without warning or explanation. In firing Gerber no legal due process was followed, with the university violating in every manner its own employment policies. Even months later university officials refused to give any reason for his firing. The timing of its action though strongly suggested the university administration objected to his opinions, as he had that same week published an op-ed opposing the school’s DEI policies.
Gerber sued, hiring the pro-bono legal firm America First Legal (AFL) to defend him. (You can read the full complaint here [pdf]. The college’s actions were clearly unconscionable.)
Now two years later, AFL announced yesterday that it has won a full settlement victory for Gerber.
ONU has agreed to reinstate Dr. Gerber and allow him to retire at his rightful faculty rank, with all his benefits intact. As part of the settlement, ONU formally acknowledged that:
- Dr. Gerber was never a public safety risk to any member of the ONU community.
- He never acted with moral turpitude.
- He provided “outstanding teaching, scholarship, and service” throughout his tenure at ONU.
You can read the settlement agreement here [pdf]. It also requires Ohio Northern University to pay all the court costs.
This victory for Gerber might be somewhat satisfying for him personally, but the overall result is that Gerber is no longer teaching at ONU, and ONU is now even less diverse when it comes to intellectual thought. Moreover it will continue to be run by the same totalitarian and bigoted Marxists who fired him. The settlement absolved them from any blame or consequences.
Thus, anyone thinking of getting a good education should think twice about attending this particular college.
Nonetheless, this settlement is a good first step. As noted at Instapundit today by Glenn Reynolds, “The right now has a legal infrastructure of the sort that the left always had. More, please. Make them pay.” That infrastructure can be found here, where I list all the legal firms I have identified in the past five years that act in court to defend the rights of blacklisted individuals as well as defend the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
If you have been blacklisted or discriminated against because you don’t happen to agree with Marxist totalitariism or its racist DEI policies or happened to have the wrong skin color, use this list of law firms to find one to defend you. Just as America First Legal won a victory for Scott Gerber, these firms can win for you.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The print edition can be purchased at Amazon or from any other book seller. If you want an autographed copy the price is $60 for the hardback and $45 for the paperback, plus $8 shipping for each. Go here for purchasing details. The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
Law professor Scott Gerber
Fight! Fight! Fight! After two years of battle in the courts, a blacklisted tenured professor who was fired by his university in 2023 without due process because he had publicly criticized and opposed its racist diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) quota policies has now won a complete victory in court.
First the background: In 2023 Ohio Northern University (ONU) sent campus police to Dr. Scott Gerber’s classroom — while he was teaching a class — and had him physically removed from the campus, without warning or explanation. In firing Gerber no legal due process was followed, with the university violating in every manner its own employment policies. Even months later university officials refused to give any reason for his firing. The timing of its action though strongly suggested the university administration objected to his opinions, as he had that same week published an op-ed opposing the school’s DEI policies.
Gerber sued, hiring the pro-bono legal firm America First Legal (AFL) to defend him. (You can read the full complaint here [pdf]. The college’s actions were clearly unconscionable.)
Now two years later, AFL announced yesterday that it has won a full settlement victory for Gerber.
ONU has agreed to reinstate Dr. Gerber and allow him to retire at his rightful faculty rank, with all his benefits intact. As part of the settlement, ONU formally acknowledged that:
- Dr. Gerber was never a public safety risk to any member of the ONU community.
- He never acted with moral turpitude.
- He provided “outstanding teaching, scholarship, and service” throughout his tenure at ONU.
You can read the settlement agreement here [pdf]. It also requires Ohio Northern University to pay all the court costs.
This victory for Gerber might be somewhat satisfying for him personally, but the overall result is that Gerber is no longer teaching at ONU, and ONU is now even less diverse when it comes to intellectual thought. Moreover it will continue to be run by the same totalitarian and bigoted Marxists who fired him. The settlement absolved them from any blame or consequences.
Thus, anyone thinking of getting a good education should think twice about attending this particular college.
Nonetheless, this settlement is a good first step. As noted at Instapundit today by Glenn Reynolds, “The right now has a legal infrastructure of the sort that the left always had. More, please. Make them pay.” That infrastructure can be found here, where I list all the legal firms I have identified in the past five years that act in court to defend the rights of blacklisted individuals as well as defend the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
If you have been blacklisted or discriminated against because you don’t happen to agree with Marxist totalitariism or its racist DEI policies or happened to have the wrong skin color, use this list of law firms to find one to defend you. Just as America First Legal won a victory for Scott Gerber, these firms can win for you.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The print edition can be purchased at Amazon or from any other book seller. If you want an autographed copy the price is $60 for the hardback and $45 for the paperback, plus $8 shipping for each. Go here for purchasing details. The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
Robert, the sad fact is that…he didn’t win.
Yes, some robe happened to hammer a gavel in his direction…in his favor—THIS time.
But students at his school were still denied his voice–his perspective.
I would rather face a personal, physical assault than go through what he did.
I wouldn’t blame him if he NEVER taught school again….which means students are still denied his wisdom…his voice.
He is the animal that got a high voltage shock every time he made a break for it.
Lo and behold–the janitor left the cage open–but he won’t move.
Operant Conditioner works even after the operator is gone.
Jeff makes some good points!
I am still happy that he won and it does send a message. Too bad the left is hard of hearing.
Hooray for Trump! Great supreme court ruling out the district court judges.
For whom do black lives really matter?
• Trump ends a 30 year war in Africa
• Democrats riot and loot businesses
“Trump heralds US-brokered peace deal between DRC, Rwanda”
“He said it would usher in a new chapter for the region after a 30-year conflict.”
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-heralds-us-brokered-peace-deal-drc-rwanda/story?id=123277316
What is the mindset of the administration that they don’t believe a professor will seek legal recourse? This case would have been much better if accompanied by a multi-million-dollar settlement.
Seems like less of a win than an admission of exhaustion. No monetary award, he can’t teach there anymore, he can’t be a witness for anyone else undergoing the same illegal mistreatment, he can’t even publish his memoir detailing the abusive behavior of the University. Nobody who did anything wrong is held accountable in any way, shape or form. And the costs are being borne by the taxpayers of Ohio. The lawyers for ONU must be delirious with joy.