4/29/2012: From Diane Dietz in the RG:
The University of Oregon is asking an appeals court to dismiss a doctoral student’s claim of discrimination and retaliation — and conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum is asking to enter the case on the university’s side. …
My understanding of this case is that a former UO student has won her argument to the appeals court that she should be able use federal prohibitions against gender discrimination in arguing that UO didn’t ensure she got proper dissertation supervision. UO’s lawyers now have to accept that she can argue discrimination, but of course will want to argue that there was none. Ms Schlafly’s group wants to argue that the law against gender discrimination is unconstitutional and take it to the supreme court. I’m no lawyer, but it sounds like a bad combination of interests.
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