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Aug 26 2011
American Turks appeal court's decision on `unreliable websites'
August 27, 2011 | 01:07
The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) has appealed a Federal Court's
March 30th decision to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the organization
against the University of Minnesota, Armenian Weekly reports.
The lawsuit arose from materials posted on the university's Center for
Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS) website, including a list of
websites CHGS considered `unreliable' for purposes of conducting
scholarly research.
The Turkish Coalition claimed the university violated its
constitutional rights, and committed defamation, by including the
Turkish Coalition website on the `unreliable' websites list.
However, this March the federal court held that materials on the CHGS
website reflected the opinions of the university and its faculty
regarding the reliability of the various websites, including the
Turkish Coalition website.
The court dismissed the lawsuit, as the University website material
was protected by the principle of academic freedom, which gives the
university and its faculty a broad right to express their views and
engage in scholarly commentary and critique.
Aug 26 2011
American Turks appeal court's decision on `unreliable websites'
August 27, 2011 | 01:07
The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) has appealed a Federal Court's
March 30th decision to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the organization
against the University of Minnesota, Armenian Weekly reports.
The lawsuit arose from materials posted on the university's Center for
Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS) website, including a list of
websites CHGS considered `unreliable' for purposes of conducting
scholarly research.
The Turkish Coalition claimed the university violated its
constitutional rights, and committed defamation, by including the
Turkish Coalition website on the `unreliable' websites list.
However, this March the federal court held that materials on the CHGS
website reflected the opinions of the university and its faculty
regarding the reliability of the various websites, including the
Turkish Coalition website.
The court dismissed the lawsuit, as the University website material
was protected by the principle of academic freedom, which gives the
university and its faculty a broad right to express their views and
engage in scholarly commentary and critique.