Professor Eastman Led Discussion for NY Times
September 20, 2010
The New York Times invited former Dean and Donald P. Kennedy Chair John Eastman to contribute an opinion piece to the New York Times “Room For Debate.” On September 22, 2010, Former Dean Eastman led the online discussion “On-Duty versus Off Duty” with a piece entitled, “Can Speech Be Limited for Public Workers?” The op-ed addressed the First Amendment rights of a New Jersey transit worker who was fired for burning a Koran in his off-duty hours. Former Dean Eastman contrasted the transit worker’s case with the case of a Colorado public school teacher who compared George Bush to Adolf Hitler while at work. Read Former Dean Eastman’s opinion piece.