Judge tosses free-speech lawsuit of ex-professor who praised Hitler

Jason Reza Jorjani sued the New Jersey Institute of Technology for ending his employment over his controversial comments about Adolf Hitler.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: April 23, 2026

Words: 657

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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A federal judge has dismissed the long-running lawsuit a far-right philosopher filed against a New Jersey university, which had booted him from the classroom after learning he praised Adolf Hitler and made other controversial comments off campus.

U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martini said Jason Reza Jorjani failed to prove his claim that the New Jersey Institute of Technology violated his free-speech rights by refusing to renew his teaching contract in 2018, …

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