In the wake of the Ohio Supreme Court rejecting Oberlin College's appeal of a $36 million defamation verdict, The Wall Street Journal runs an opinion piece by a former professor that lays the blame for the mess on 'illiberal deans.' Plus, items on sports gambling and the Cleveland ties of the incoming CEO of Starbucks.
A bakery owner took to Substack pondering if she’ll ever see her money after Ohio Supreme Court declared Oberlin College needed to pay $36 million over racism claims.
The discredited allegations of racism over a 2016 shoplifting incident destroyed a once-thriving business, wrote Lorna Gibson, manager of Gibson s bakery and widow of its former owner.