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When Merle H. Weiner was hired as a law professor at the University of Oregon, she was told that one of her duties was to write articles and books -- and she did just that, publishing extensively on her areas of expertise, one of which is domestic violence.

The article was pulled from publication, even though the facts were apparently straight. This is disturbing for those who publish articles that may be controversial.

She said that the incident has hurt her ability to do her work on domestic violence and raises issues for any scholar who may publish on works that might lead someone to want to sue them.