From today's decision by Judge Timothy Savage (E.D. Pa.) in Wax v. Univ. of Pa.:
After a lengthy disciplinary process, the University of Pennsylvania ("Penn") found that longtime law professor Amy Wax had engaged in "flagrant unprofessional conduct." It imposed sanctions of a one-year suspension at half pay, loss of summer pay in perpetuity, loss of her named chair, and a public reprimand.
Wax brought this action asserting breach of contract (failure to adhere to the disciplinary process prescribed in the Faculty Handbook); racial discrimination under Title VI, Title VII, and 42 U.S.C. § 1981; and false light invasion of privacy. She seeks a preliminary injunction enjoining Penn from implementing the sanctions….
Wax joined the faculty of Penn Carey Law School as a tenured professor on July 1, 2001. Five years later, she was named the Robert Mundheim Professor of Law. On March 2, 2022, Dean Theodore W. Ruger sent Wax a letter charging that she had "shown a callous and flagrant disregard for [the] University community" and inviting an informal resolution. The letter cited the following instances of Wax's conduct:
