A Washington, D.C., federal judge dismissed a breach of contract and wrongful termination lawsuit last week filed by a former law professor at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law who was denied tenure.
Stephanie Brown sued the university last May, accusing law school officials of violating the faculty handbook in how they handled her tenure evaluation and also of denying her tenure and firing her because of her race and gender. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon denied Brown’s request for a preliminary injunction in August and last week granted (PDF) the law school’s motion to dismiss.
