Schmidt v. University of Northwestern-St Paul et al

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Case Number:

0:23-cv-02199

Court:

Minnesota

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

John R. Tunheim

Firms

  1. July 16, 2026

    Christian University Escapes Black Fired Prof's Bias Suit

    A Black former professor's suit claiming the university failed to protect her from harm after colleagues racially discriminated against her and she faced a hate crime on campus was shuttered by a Minnesota federal judge, who ruled that her claim falls apart because she wasn't physically injured.

  2. June 06, 2025

    Christian School Shuts Down Prof's Race, Sex Bias Claims

    A Minnesota federal judge dismissed discrimination claims from a Black former professor who said a Christian university failed to act when someone vandalized her car with a racial slur, ruling a carveout in anti-discrimination law for religious employers doomed the bias allegations.