July 16, 2026
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.
June 06, 2025
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.