Classic Rock Report: Hot For First Amendment Rights

Anything happens during least expected moments. Like spouting out Van Halen song lyrics on a college campus. This day forward. Probably not the best thing to do. It's not looked up ona s being free speech. A federal court judge has dismissed Joseph Corlett’s suit, ruling actions of this nature aren't protected by the First Amendment. The Judge says, “Such expressions, while possibly appropriate in some settings, need not be tolerated by university officials.” Corlett. Now 57. Was put on the sidelines and into longerterm timeout from walking onto the campus in 2012. The reason? A 33-page essay called ‘Hot for Teacher." He penned it out. Making it about his professor. Corlett claims students were being given no restrictions on the topic they were supposed to write about. They were encouraged to write openly and from the heart. The upper wings of the university sorta didn't get into it. They say the essays content was not so acceptable. Very inappropriate. Within the paragraphs Corlett found the need to call his professor “My Ginger,” the very reference so often attached to unforgettable character played by Tina Louise on ‘Gilligan’s Island.’ The upper departments went on to explain that Corlett “graphically compared her to a sitcom character he fantasized over. “This is a case that never should have been brought, and justice has been served by its quick and decisive dismissal,” said Len Niehoff, the university’s attorney. Corlett’s lawyer said that she was disappointed by the ruling and was “exploring the next step.”