Following up on my previous post, New York Times: Yale Law School Suspends Scholar After A.I.-Powered News Site Accuses Her Of Terrorist Link:  Yale Daily News, Yale Law School Terminates Scholar Amid Terrorist Link Allegations, Cites “Refusal to Cooperate”: 

Three weeks after being placed on administrative leave, Yale Law School is terminating associate research scholar Helyeh Doutaghi’s contract, citing her “refusal to cooperate.” Doutaghi was put on “immediate administrative leave” on March 4, following allegations that she is a member of the Samidoun Network, a designated terrorist organization in Canada and sanctioned “sham charity” in the U.S.

According to a statement from the Law School, over the last three weeks, Yale has requested to meet with Doutaghi and her attorney. Per the statement, Doutaghi has “refused” to meet or provide responses to questions of whether she has engaged in prohibited activity with organizations or individuals placed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list.

“As a result of her refusal to cooperate with this investigation, Ms. Doutaghi’s employment with Yale — which was already set to expire this April — has been terminated effective immediately,” the Law School released in a statement issued in response to an inquiry by the News.

In an email to the News, Doutaghi described the Law School statement as one “capitulating” to the Trump administration’s attack on free speech rights of “non-citizens.”

“The claim that I ‘refused to cooperate’ is simply wrong. I made repeated offers to answer Yale’s questions in writing and Yale refused each time,” Doutaghi wrote to the News. …

Doutaghi’s lawyer, Eric Lee, issued an additional statement. Lee’s statement reads that Yale is “bending the knee” to efforts from the Trump administration to suppress freedom of speech and academic freedom on college campuses. 

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