A former college professor claimed that movie companies Walt Disney, Netflix, Marvel and Viacom stole his ideas from a movie script he wrote and seeks $10 billion in a jury trial.
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Loyola Campus Police Cleared in Investigation of Conduct with Ticket Scalpers
Loyola’s campus police officers were cleared in a private investigation on whether several officers racially profiled two black ticket scalpers at a university basketball game.
‘Clock Boy’ Lawsuit Tossed by Judge
A judge ruled against a lawsuit brought on by the family of Ahmed Mohamed, known as “Clock Boy.” The boy became famous for an alleged Islamophobia incident in Texas.
Evergreen State Settled Lawsuit with Professors over Day of Segregation
Evergreen State College settled with two professors over how the professors were treated over their objections to a day of racial segregation.
Trump Administration to Look into Harvard’s Affirmative Action Policies
The Trump administration will take a look at Harvard University’s affirmative action policies, which university is facing a lawsuit from Asian Americans over the implementation of said policies.
UC-Berkeley: Canceling Ann Coulter’s Speech was ‘Viewpoint Neutral’
According to the university, their “viewpoint neutral” criteria was why the liberal University of California-Berkeley canceled a speech by Ann Coulter, an avowed pro-Trump conservative political pundit. The university is making this claim to convince…
HBCU Ordered to Pay $5 Million to White Professor due to Discrimination
A historically-black college in Missouri was ordered to pay $5 million in a case where a department discriminated against a white professor.
Woman Sued Cal-Berkeley for $23 Million over being Attacked at Milo Event
A woman is suing Cal-Berkeley for $23 million due to being pepper sprayed (and other things) during the disrupted Milo Yiannopoulos event earlier this year.
Feminist Student Group Sues University for Not Protecting Them against ‘Hostile’ Social Media Comments
‘Hostile’ comments on the social media app Yik Yak pushed feminist students at the University of Mary Washington to sue the school, since the school did not protect them from those comments.
Assistant Professor at Berkeley Fired over Sexual Harassment, but He Sued Accusers for Defamation
An assistant professor at Berkeley was fired over sexual harassment, but he has sued three of his four accusers for defamation.