Ward Churchill v. the University of Colorado at Boulder and Regents of the University of Colorado, a Colorado Body…

Summary

The court affirmed the judgment rejecting Churchill’s claims arising from the investigation and termination of his tenured employment. It held that the Regents’ termination decision was a quasi-judicial act protected by absolute immunity, that denial of reinstatement and front pay was within the trial court’s discretion, and that qualified immunity barred the investigation claim because the asserted right was not clearly established. The court remanded for proceedings consistent with its opinion.