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No. 2:21-cv-00039

An internecine difference of opinion among academics at Tennessee Tech University (“TTU” or “Tech”) led to this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 asserting First Amendment retaliation and Fourteenth Amendment due process claims. The case arose after two faculty members were disciplined by the Provost for distributing flyers on campus that labeled another faculty member a racist. Now before the Court are fully-briefed Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment. (Doc. Nos. 60, 61, 62, 65-71, 78-83, 84, 87, 88). For the reasons that follow, the Defendant’s Motion for