Tanick: U's firing of Coach Claeys: A chilling lesson — and potentially expensive —

[BleedGopher]

per Tanick:

The termination also may transgress the First Amendment right of freedom of speech, which applies to public sector employees like Claeys. While the right of free expression does not immunize insubordinate behavior, the supposed reason for the discharge, the rubric of insubordination cannot be used to sanction constitutionally protected expression that is not disruptive or malicious.

Armed with these potent legal claims, Claeys may be able to obtain a much larger amount from the “U” than the half-million it owes him under his current contract. Added to the costs of paying off his assistant coaches, who also will probably be leaving, and then hiring a new, higher-salaried coach and assistants, the university could end up spending into eight figures, in excess of $10 million.

That’s a high price to pay to suppress freedom of speech.

http://www.startribune.com/u-s-firi...n-and-potentially-expensive-lesson/409711395/

Go Gophers!!

 

[Some guy]

They didn't fire him for a tweet. They bought him out per the terms of the contract.


Which is exactly why Coyle kept repeating that.

 

[Jack jones]

per Tanick:

The termination also may transgress the First Amendment right of freedom of speech, which applies to public sector employees like Claeys. While the right of free expression does not immunize insubordinate behavior, the supposed reason for the discharge, the rubric of insubordination cannot be used to sanction constitutionally protected expression that is not disruptive or malicious.

Armed with these potent legal claims, Claeys may be able to obtain a much larger amount from the “U” than the half-million it owes him under his current contract. Added to the costs of paying off his assistant coaches, who also will probably be leaving, and then hiring a new, higher-salaried coach and assistants, the university could end up spending into eight figures, in excess of $10 million.

That’s a high price to pay to suppress freedom of speech.

http://www.startribune.com/u-s-firi...n-and-potentially-expensive-lesson/409711395/

Go Gophers!!

Sure hope that is the case.

 

[GoodasGold]

Tanick is blowing smoke. We all know the reasons Coyle gave for terminating Caeys weren't the real reasons...the were the attorneys' reasons.

 

[GopherinPhilly]

Claeys would never sue the U...it is career suicide win or lose.

 

[bizzle22]

They didn't fire him for a tweet. They bought him out per the terms of the contract.


Which is exactly why Coyle kept repeating that.

Exactly. They don't need just cause to buy him out. He was not fired per se. He was bought out per the terms in his contract. They can just do it whenever they feel like it as long as they honor the contract. I guarantee that is why Coyle said the U was going to "honor the contract" multiple times.

 

[Unregistered User]

Well, Tanick is an attorney at Hellmuth and Johnson, so be prepared to be billed for 6 or 7 hours if he happens to think about your case while taking a dump.