MAWAKANA v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF UNIVERSITY OF THE DC

No. 18-7059.

926 F.3d 859 (2019)

Kemit MAWAKANA, Appellant v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 14, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Salzman , Washington, DC, argued the cause and filed the briefs for the appellant.

Jason R. Waters , New York, NY, argued the cause for the appellee. Yoora Pak , New York, NY, Elisabeth L. Shu , New York, NY, and Robert B. Wallace , Washington, DC, were with him on brief.

Before: Henderson, Rogers and Pillard, Circuit Judges.


Law professor Kemit Mawakana was denied tenure and terminated by his employer, the University of the District of Columbia. He sued the University's Board of Trustees, claiming the University discriminated against him based on race and violated both the terms and spirit of its contract with him. The district...

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