Also As Expected, University Of Kentucky Pays For Religious Discrimination Against Astronomy Professor Martin Gaskell.
UK religious-discrimination suit settled for $125,000
The University of Kentucky will pay $125,000 to an astronomy professor who sued the school for religious discrimination and to the attorneys who took up C. Martin Gaskell's case.
A motion filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Lexington says that both parties, UK and Gaskell, a research fellow at the University of Texas-Austin, now want the suit thrown out. It had been scheduled for trial beginning Feb. 8.
Discussions of the suit had been splashed across Internet news and blog sites as the subjects of religious faith versus academic reasoning were widely discussed.
Gaskell claimed that he was passed over for the job at 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.
Court exhibits showed that Gaskell was a top candidate for the job, but some UK professors called him "something close to a creationist" and "potentially evangelical" in department e-mails.
Gaskell declined to comment Tuesday. UK attorney Barbara Jones said in a statement that UK "is pleased that a quick settlement has been reached in this case. The successful resolution precludes what would have been a lengthy trial that, ultimately, would not have served anyone's best interest. ... The university believes its hiring processes were and are fundamentally sound and were followed in this case."
Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2011/01/18/1602754/uk-religious-discrimination-suit.html#more#ixzz1BQKUhpeg
The University of Kentucky will pay $125,000 to an astronomy professor who sued the school for religious discrimination and to the attorneys who took up C. Martin Gaskell's case.
A motion filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Lexington says that both parties, UK and Gaskell, a research fellow at the University of Texas-Austin, now want the suit thrown out. It had been scheduled for trial beginning Feb. 8.
Discussions of the suit had been splashed across Internet news and blog sites as the subjects of religious faith versus academic reasoning were widely discussed.
Gaskell claimed that he was passed over for the job at 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.
Court exhibits showed that Gaskell was a top candidate for the job, but some UK professors called him "something close to a creationist" and "potentially evangelical" in department e-mails.
Gaskell declined to comment Tuesday. UK attorney Barbara Jones said in a statement that UK "is pleased that a quick settlement has been reached in this case. The successful resolution precludes what would have been a lengthy trial that, ultimately, would not have served anyone's best interest. ... The university believes its hiring processes were and are fundamentally sound and were followed in this case."
Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2011/01/18/1602754/uk-religious-discrimination-suit.html#more#ixzz1BQKUhpeg
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