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Ohio case seeks subpoenas for Northwestern University
The plaintiffs in a court case in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, have asked the court for a subpoena to be issued to Northwestern University. -
Appeals panel upholds dismissal of Northwestern professor's defamation suit vs Sun-Times over sexual assault allegations
A state appeals panel has refused to allow a former Northwestern University professor to resume his suit against several Chicago news media outlets, which he alleged defamed him by wrongly accusing him of rape in headlines connected to stories reporting a female student’s sexual abuse allegations against him. -
Man freed from prison claims Northwestern, others framed him for double murder to free another inmate
A man cleared of murder charges last year after spending more than a decade behind bars filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, accusing Northwestern University of turning a blind eye to the allegedly unethical and deceptive tactics being taught in a journalism class focused on investigating alleged wrongful convictions. -
Judge throws out professor's lawsuit against Northwestern; student who accused him of sexual assault tries to revive her tossed suit against school
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a Northwestern University professor's lawsuit against the school and a handful of its top officials stemming from their handling of sexual misconduct allegations. -
Seventh Circuit says despite concerns, lawsuits seeking billions over Holocaust must be heard in Hungary before U.S.
While acknowledging the difficulties descendants of those who died in the Holocaust might experience in asking their ancestral homeland to redress the myriad wrongs visited upon its Jewish population, a federal appeals court late last week ruled that Hungary, at least for now, is where those Holocaust survivors should press their claims against the central European nation’s central bank and national -
Judge sides with Northwestern in student's lawsuit stemming from alleged sexual assault
A Northwestern University student will not be allowed to press forward with her Title IX claim against the school, after a federal judge determined the university should not be held liable for the sexual assault and harassment the student alleges she suffered at the hands of one of her professors. -
Substitute teacher accuses Evanston/Skokie school district of gender, race discrimination
ColeA substitute teacher is suing an area school district, claiming he wasn't hired for a full-time position because he is a white man. Elliott Cady filed suit Nov.13 in Cook County Circuit Court against School District No. 65 Evanston/Skokie, alleging gender and race discrimination.According to the complaint, Cady was hired in November 2012 as a district-wide substitute teacher and on Nov. 29, 2012, -
Northwestern professor files defamation suit against student who accused him of sexual assault
A Northwestern University professor who was accused in February of making unwanted sexual advances toward a student sued that student today, claiming her allegedly false accusations not only defamed him, but interfered with his current and prospective employment. -
Northwestern accuses former employee of taking copyrighted materials for Leopold and Loeb book
An infamous Chicago murder is still casting echoes decades later, though not in the usual way. -
Professor accuses Northwestern of discrimination, defamation over investigation into student's sexual misconduct claim; marks third suit between the three parties
A Northwestern University professor who has been accused by a female student of inappropriate sexual conduct has sued the university and its leadership for gender discrimination, defamation and invasion of privacy.In a lawsuit filed June 18 in Chicago's federal court, Peter Ludlow, a philosophy professor at Northwestern, asserts the university mangled its investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations
