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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Courts - "UK settles religious-discrimination suit for $125,000"

Cheryl Truman reported Jan. 19, 2011 in the Lexington Herald Leader:

The University of Kentucky will pay $125,000 to an astronomy professor who sued the school for religious discrimination. * * *

Gaskell claimed that he was passed over for a job as director of UK's MacAdam Student Observatory three years ago because of his religion and statements that were perceived to be critical of evolution. He was being represented in the case by attorneys from the American Center for Law and Justice.

Gaskell was a top candidate for the job, according to court filings, but some UK professors called him "something close to a creationist" and "potentially evangelical" in department e-mail messages.

The story includes a link to the 6-page settlement agreement.

All of the documents in the case of C. Martin Gaskell v. University of Kentucky are available here, from the National Center for Science Education website.

The case has been the subject of many blog entries, including this one by Richard Dawkins on BoingBoing.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 25, 2011 11:35 AM
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