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Well, this summer in Austin, academia's dirty little secret went public. In Hopwood V. Texas, the University of Texas Law School was sued by four white applicants who claimed that they were denied admission because of their race.
Paul Siemens '98 of Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., sued his alma mater, Spring Valley High School, for using a ranking system that left him out of the valedictory spot. Siemens' lawyer compared the school's ranking system, which double-counts the first semester of senior year, to the injustices suffered by...
A jury awarded no money to a former Extension School student who sued an adviser and the University for sexual harassment.
Ryan said a Massachusetts Supreme Court decision requires police to promptly bring any person they arrest before a judge. If officers don't do this, Ryan said, the police department can be sued for wrongful arrest.
"Basically, Kramer was paid and then went ahead and sued Professor Tribe on several frivolous claims," Massey said.