I didn't see the judge's response, so no. Though another commenter here mentioned it was the plaintiff that called for these people as expert witnesses (another

I didn't see the judge's response, so no. Though another commenter here mentioned it was the plaintiff that called for these people as expert witnesses (another fact I missed), which is also relevant. And I agree with the judge's take on the university's actions. My intention with this thread wasn't to take a side or defend the university. My intention was to point out how having these specific people as expert witnesses could be seen as a conflict of interest (as compared to, say, expert witnesses that have no relation whatsoever to either party in the suit). This was in response to the people interpreting the situation strictly as "don't oppose the government". The university's actions were abhorrent, but the seed of their concern isn't necessarily invalid.