RYAN v. BLACKWELL

No. 19-6447.

979 F.3d 519 (2020)

Buck RYAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David A. BLACKWELL, Joseph Reed, Derek Lane, and Mike Farrell, in their individual capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 3, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Robert L. Abell , ROBERT ABELL LAW, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant. Bryan H. Beauman , STURGILL, TURNER, BARKER & MOLONEY, PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Robert L. Abell , ROBERT ABELL LAW, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant. Bryan H. Beauman , Jessica R. Stigall , Donald C. Morgan , STURGILL, TURNER, BARKER & MOLONEY, PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky, William E. Thro , UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellees.

Before: SUHRHEINRICH, LARSEN, and READLER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Buck Ryan is a professor of journalism at the University of Kentucky. Following an audit, the University accused him of misusing department resources to make a larger profit off a textbook he had authored. He was asked to resign from his position as a tenured professor, but he refused to do so. Ryan...

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