Seven Midway College profs sue over layoffs.

Oscar Wilde No. 18 (1882), the subject of Sarony's copyright infringement lawsuit that reached the U.S. Supreme Court (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Budget cuts were the alleged cause of the furloughs.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/09/05/seven-former-business-professors-sue-midway-college-after-it-laid-them-during-middle

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