ˌʌndɚɹ ˌɪlənˈɔɪ lˈɔː, ðə bˈoːɹd wʌz ðˈɛn ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd tə hˈoʊld ɐ hˈɪɹɪŋ ɔnðə dɪsmˈɪsəl wˌɛɹ ɪt stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt nˈuːmɚɹəs stˈeɪtmənts ɪnðə lˈɛɾɚ wɜː fˈɔls ænd ðætðə pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə stˈeɪtmənts:
Under Illinois law, the Board was then required to hold a hearing on the dismissal where it stated that numerous statements in the letter were false and that the publication of the statements: