The Daily Pennsylvanian, Penn Carey Law Professor Amy Wax Files Second Suit Against Penn, Alleging Academic Freedom Violations:

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School professor Amy Wax filed a second lawsuit against the University on Nov. 14.

The case — filed in Montgomery County court — came two months after a federal judge granted Penn’s motion to dismiss her first complaint. In the recent filing, Wax alleged that Penn violated her academic freedom by imposing disciplinary measures for her comments on race. …

In the Friday complaint, Wax alleged that the University breached its contractual obligations in 2024 when it suspended her from teaching, revoked her named chair, and reduced her pay “based on statements she made on podcasts and in op-eds regarding affirmative action, immigration policies, and the relation between culture and economic advancement.”

Reuters, Lightning-Rod Law Professor Amy Wax Sues UPenn Again:

Holtzman Vogel attorney Kellen Dwyer, who is representing Wax, said Penn’s decision to discipline her for speech made outside the classroom should worry every professor at a private university. …

A social welfare law and policy scholar who has taught at UPenn’s law school since 2001, Wax has clashed for years with administrators. Students and faculty first called for her firing in 2017, after she co-authored a newspaper opinion piece arguing that Anglo-Protestant cultural norms are superior.

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