Event Brief
Judge denies bid to reinstate UT professor
Filed: Jun 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: A judge denied a motion seeking to return a fired UT anthropology professor to the classroom after Charlie Kirk comments.
WHO: Dr. Tamar Shirinian, University of Tennessee; judge; court records
WHAT: Judge denied a motion that would have returned a fired UT professor to the classroom
WHEN: Jun 18, 2026 at 10:07 AM ET
WHERE: Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: The judge denied the motion filed by Dr. Tamar Shirinian after she was fired over comments involving Charlie Kirk.
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