Fired Georgetown Law Professor’s Comments Likely Protected Speech, Attorney Argues

A Georgetown University law professor was having a Zoom discussion with another professor about the “angst” she felt each semester after learning black students ended up with lower grades. The conversation was posted online, prompting outcry from members of the community.

The professor, Sandra Sellers, was fired this week after her comments were made public, The Daily Wire’s Charlotte Pence Bond reported. But attorney Hans Bader argued that Sellers’ comments are likely protected by her contract with the university, which claims to support “academic freedom.”