[extropy-chat] Professor Being Sued Over Anti-Aging Comments

[Olga Bourlin]

Academic freedom at issue in this important lawsuit.

"The defamation case is an almost unheard-of attempt to punish academics for 
comments made in their professional capacity, said experts on libel law and 
academic freedom. Although UIC is not a defendant in the suit, officials 
there said they are so concerned about protecting scholarly speech that the 
school is picking up Olshansky's legal bills.":

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