Judge rules academic writings not protected - Washington Times

Judge rules academic writings not protected - Washington Times: "Mike Adams isn't exactly the most popular guy on campus. He's an outspoken conservative Christian who cried discrimination when his department refused to promote him to full professor and slapped the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a lawsuit.

Now, he finds himself the poster child for academic freedom.

In rejecting Mr. Adams' claim, a federal judge ruled that his writings weren't protected by the First Amendment, a decision that has alarmed academics on both ends of the ideological spectrum.

'All of a sudden, the leftists are waking up and saying, 'Holy crap!'' Mr. Adams said. 'I'm in the middle of something huge, something way bigger than I ever expected. And it's awesome.'"