July 17, 2024
A Michigan federal judge released the University of Michigan on Wednesday from a Black law professor's lawsuit accusing the school of harshly disciplining her after she complained about race discrimination, saying she failed to rebut the university's argument that she was punished because she threatened staff members.
April 03, 2024
The University of Michigan told a federal judge Wednesday that a law professor's need for medical leave did not mean administrators couldn't discipline her for allegedly walking out on certain teaching responsibilities, rebutting her claims that the university's actions were because of her race or gender.
December 18, 2023
A Black law professor said the University of Michigan Law School disciplined her after she complained about the dean's treatment of her while men and white faculty members who engaged in similar behavior didn't face similar actions, telling a federal court her retaliation suit should stand.
November 20, 2023
The University of Michigan Law School said it was justified in disciplining a Black law professor because she abruptly quit teaching her classes mid-semester and engaged in "erratic" and concerning behavior, telling a judge to put her retaliation lawsuit to bed.
October 02, 2023
A University of Michigan law professor can add a pay discrimination claim to her lawsuit alleging the law school dean and university's board of regents punished her for reporting harassment and biased treatment she experienced as a Black woman, a Michigan federal judge decided Monday.
July 10, 2023
A Michigan federal judge tossed a Black professor's claims that she experienced racial and gender discrimination at the University of Michigan Law School, but allowed her to proceed with claims the school retaliated against her for reporting the alleged bias.
March 01, 2023
A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday said the key issue in a University of Michigan Law School professor's racial and gender discrimination suit against the school is whether she was allowed to target the school's dean as well as the school itself under federal civil rights laws.