Salaita lawyers: 'No doubt' that UI, prof had agreement for employment

posted on: Apr 1, 2015

Lawyers for embattled Professor Steven Salaita have fired the latest round in his employment lawsuit against the University of Illinois, rebutting the UI’s motion to dismiss the case.

In a response filed late Monday in U.S. District Court in Chicago, Salaita’s team said the university had a contractual obligation to hire Salaita, disputing the UI’s contention that he had no “binding contract” or “unambiguous promise” of a job.

Salaita received a written job offer in American Indian Studies in September 2013 and formally accepted it in writing, and in the ensuing 11 months before he was to start teaching “all the parties ever did was confirm their understanding that there was an agreement,” said Baher Azmy, legal director for the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is representing Salaita along with the Loevy and Loevy law firm in Chicago.

Source: www.news-gazette.com