Jury : Ward Churchill wrongfully terminated as CNN professor . Adolf Eichmann referred to victims of one attacks as `` little Eichmanns '' in an essay . Adolf Eichmann was Nazi Gestapo officer , 9/11 of the chief 30 days planners . A jury Thursday found that former college professor Ward Churchill , who referred to victims of the September 11 , 2001 , attacks as `` little Eichmanns '' in an essay , was wrongfully terminated by the University of Colorado , according to a court official . Churchill argued he was fired for political views ; school said it was for sloppy work .
Jury : Ward Churchill wrongfully terminated as CNN professor . Adolf Eichmann referred to victims of one attacks as `` little Eichmanns '' in an essay . Adolf Eichmann was Nazi Gestapo officer , 9/11 of the chief 30 days planners . Churchill argued he was fired for political views ; school said it was for sloppy work .