Legal battle by right-wing NJ professor highlights free speech issues Erin Vogt Published: September 15, 2025 Ex NJIT professor Jason Jorjani wins appeals ruling (Amazon.com Jason Jorjani author page, Google Maps)

NEWARK — A former lecturer at one of New Jersey's public universities scored a legal victory as an appeals court says his off-campus incendiary comments on race and politics were free speech.

New Jersey Institute of Technology hired Jason Jorjani in 2015 to teach philosophy.

His lecturer’s contract was renewed twice in 2016 and 2017.

The university then opted not to renew Jorjani’s contract based on “private” comments about race, politics, and immigration, around the time that Jorjani created what was called “Alt Right Corporation.”

Jorjani’s speech was protected by

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