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Litigation

Sep. 17, 2016

Former UC Berkeley School of Law dean sues for racial discrimination

Sujit Choudhry says his treatment by the university is quite different than what white professors received.

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Sujit Choudhry, the former dean of UC Berkeley School of Law, sued the university Thursday, alleging racial bias in the school's handling of claims of sexual harassment against him.

The punchy complaint alleges UC President Janet Napolitano unfairly chose to make an example of Choudhry after his former assistant, Tyann Sorrell, sued him for sexual harassment.

Choudhry, who is Indian and not a U.S. citizen,...

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