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A University of Florida professor lost his First Amendment case against the university due to a missed filing deadline.
The professor, Richard Burt, emailed students complaints about in-person teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to disciplinary action.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Burt's appeal as untimely, regardless of the First Amendment arguments.
A federal appellate court has handed a a loss in his First Amendment case against his employer, the University of Florida.
In an , a didn't say whether English professor Richard Burt's argument had merit: That the university violated his protections when it punished him for emailing students his grievances about having to teach in-person during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Instead, he was ham