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Ostracizing University Faculty With Nonconforming Opinions Has Become a Common Trend: Constitutional Lawyer

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Ostracizing University Faculty With Nonconforming Opinions Has Become a Common Trend: Constitutional Lawyer
NC State University professor Stephen Porter visits the Barcelona Wine Bar in Raleigh, N.C., in October 2019. Courtesy of Stephen Porter
Matt McGregor
By Matt McGregor
9/29/2021Updated: 9/29/2021

Having a dissenting view within the prevailing orthodoxies of many universities today can lead to “a death by a thousand cuts,” according to a lawyer who specializes in constitutional law.

Samantha Harris, with Allen Harris Law in Connecticut, represents Stephen Porter, a professor at North Carolina State University (NCSU). Porter filed a lawsuit on Sept. 14, alleging that faculty members in his department were discriminating against him, violating both his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights by retaliating against his free speech.
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Matt McGregor is an Epoch Times reporter who covers general U.S. news and features. Send him your story ideas: [email protected]
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