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Reuters
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Penn law prof Amy Wax loses bid to stop sanctions over comments deemed discriminatory
June 24 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday denied University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax's bid for a preliminary injunction to block the university from imposing sanctions following its investigation that deemed her comments "discriminatory and derogatory." Wax in March asked the court to prevent Penn from suspending her for one year with half pay starting on August 1, stripping her of her named chair, ending her summer pay and publicly reprimanding her. She argued that the sanctions would harm her reputation and negatively impact her ability to talk publicly about diversity and affirmative action. Her request for a preliminary injunction is part of a discrimination suit she filed against the university in January. In his order, opens new tab denying the temporary injunction, Senior Judge Timothy Savage of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania wrote that Wax had not demonstrated that she would suffer irreparable harm, a damaged reputation, or a negative impact on her speaking opportunities from the university's sanctions. 'The publicity already generated in this case may contribute to the public's perception of Wax,' Savage wrote. 'However, she has not proven that Penn's sanctions are responsible for that perception or that pausing the suspension would have any impact on it.' Neither Wax nor her attorneys responded to requests for comment on the ruling, though Wax has previously defended her right to hold unpopular opinions and referred to herself as a "casualty in the culture wars.' A Penn spokesperson declined to comment. The ruling is the latest in a long-running conflict between Wax and Penn, where she has taught since 2001. Students and faculty first called for her firing in 2017, after she co-authored a newspaper opinion piece that said Anglo-Protestant cultural norms are superior. The law school in 2018 banned Wax from teaching required first-year courses after she said on a podcast that she had never seen a Black law student graduate in the top quarter of the class, and rarely in the top half. In 2022, Wax wrote a blog post saying the United States is "better off with fewer Asians and less Asian immigration" as long as most Asians vote for Democrats, after which former Penn law dean Ted Ruger asked the university's faculty senate to impose a "major sanction" against her. Her pending lawsuit alleges that Penn is quicker to discipline white people under its free speech policy while overlooking similar conduct by racial minorities and that the university has violated her tenure rights. Read more: Lightning-rod law professor Amy Wax sues UPenn for discrimination Facing sanctions, Penn law prof Amy Wax files grievance against dean
New York Times
15-06-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Corrections: June 15, 2025
An article on June 8 about academic freedom misstated an aspect of allegations made about Professor Amy Wax in a legal filing by the University of Pennsylvania in a lawsuit and omitted Wax's response. The legal filing noted that Wax has been accused of suggesting to a student––not saying––that Black people are inferior to white people. The article should have noted that Wax denies the allegations. An article on Nov. 10 about Uyghur refugees described inaccurately an internal Chinese government spreadsheet. The spreadsheet contained the names of more than 16,000 people, not 17,743 Uyghurs. (Close to 1,000 entries on the spreadsheet appear to be duplicates. And some entries appear to represent Kazakhs, not Uyghurs.) An article this weekend on Page 12 about six hidden shops in New York misstates the profession of Daniel Corral-Webb, a co-founder of Archivio Records. He is a D.J., not a designer. The article also misstates the online presence of High Valley Books. The shop does have a website. Errors are corrected during the press run whenever possible, so some errors noted here may not have appeared in all editions. To contact the newsroom regarding correction requests, please email nytnews@ To share feedback, please visit Comments on opinion articles may be emailed to letters@ For newspaper delivery questions: 1-800-NYTIMES (1-800-698-4637) or email customercare@
New York Times
14-06-2025
- New York Times
Corrections: June 14, 2025
A film review on Friday of 'Will' attributed an erroneous distinction to the film. It is not the first independent feature-length film directed by an African American woman. An article on June 8 about academic freedom misstated an aspect of allegations made about Professor Amy Wax in a legal filing by the University of Pennsylvania in a lawsuit and omitted Wax's response. The legal filing noted that Wax has been accused of suggesting to a student––not saying––that Black people are inferior to white people. The article should have noted that Wax denies the allegations. An article on Nov. 10 about Uyghur refugees described inaccurately an internal Chinese government spreadsheet. The spreadsheet contained the names of more than 16,000 people, not 17,743 Uyghurs. (Close to 1,000 entries on the spreadsheet appear to be duplicates. And some entries appear to represent Kazakhs, not Uyghurs.) An article this weekend on Page 12 about six hidden shops in New York misstates the profession of Daniel Corral-Webb, a co-founder of Archivio Records. He is a D.J., not a designer. The article also misstates the online presence of High Valley Books. The shop does have a website. Errors are corrected during the press run whenever possible, so some errors noted here may not have appeared in all editions. To contact the newsroom regarding correction requests, please email nytnews@ To share feedback, please visit Comments on opinion articles may be emailed to letters@ For newspaper delivery questions: 1-800-NYTIMES (1-800-698-4637) or email customercare@
