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Lawsuit Over Michigan’s Denial of Tenure to Peter Hammer

Paul Caron

Today’s Inside Higher Ed reports on the lawsuit filed by Peter J. Hammer against Michigan Law School over his tenure denial; he received an 18-12 favorable faculty vote, two votes short of the required two-thirds.  Hemmer, whose area of expertise in health law, is now at Wayne State.  His lawsuit claims that Michigan discriminated against him because he is gay.  OUTlaws, the Wayne State gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender student group, has posted most of the litigation papers online here, including the complaint.

See also Bloomberg News (12/17/07):  Gay Law Professor Provokes Ire in Michigan for Suing University, by Liane Kufchock

For detailed law prof commentary on the case, see

Update:  National Law Journal:  Law School Embroiled by Gay Professor’s Bias Claim, by Tresa Baldas

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Paul Caron
Paul Caron was named Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law on June 1, 2017. Dean Caron joined the Pepperdine faculty in 2013 after serving as the Dorothy and Leonard Straus Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law in the spring semesters of 2010 through 2013. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Pepperdine in 2015-2017. Before coming to Pepperdine, he was Associate Dean of Faculty and Charles Hartsock Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
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