"A federal judge on Wednesday threw out discrimination and breach of contract claims brought against Washington, D.C.'s Howard University Law School by a white law student who was expelled from the historically Black institution in 2022."
"Judge Trevor McFadden of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia tossed most of the case by plaintiff Michael Newman but allowed the lawsuit to proceed on two claims of defamation against former Howard law dean Danielle Holley."
"The evidence shows that Newman failed to rank in the top half of his class because he struggled academically, not because of any conspiracy against him by administrators, McFadden wrote in his opinion."
Michael Newman, a white law student expelled from Howard University, filed a discrimination lawsuit claiming a hostile educational environment. A federal judge dismissed most of his claims, stating that his academic struggles were the reason for his poor performance, not discrimination. The judge allowed two defamation claims against the former law dean to proceed. Newman's actions, including controversial social media posts, contributed to his negative reputation at the university, which was noted by the school's Global Head of Diversity Recruiting.
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