Jury : Ward Churchill wrongfully terminated as University of Colorado professor . But the jury , which deliberated for a day and a half after a trial that began March 9 , awarded Churchill only $ 1 , the minimum they could award while still finding in Churchill 's favor , according to Robert McCallum , public information officer for Colorado 's 2nd Judicial District Court . Churchill referred to victims of terrorist attacks as ` ` little Eichmanns '' in an essay . Adolf Eichmann was Nazi Gestapo officer , one of the chief Holocaust planners . Churchill argued he was fired for political views ; others said it was for sloppy work .
Jury : Ward Churchill wrongfully terminated as University of Colorado professor . Churchill referred to victims of terrorist attacks as ` ` little Eichmanns '' in an essay . Adolf Eichmann was Nazi Gestapo officer , one of the chief Holocaust planners . Churchill argued he was fired for political views ; others said it was for sloppy work .