A Princeton University student who claims the school failed to accommodate his disability after he attempted suicide may not bring his lawsuit anonymously, a federal judge in Newark has ruled.
The student, identified in court documents as W.P., argued that he should be allowed to remain anonymous because going public would embarrass him and aggravate his condition, and because disclosure would chill the rights of others suffering mental illness to seek redress for discrimination. But U.S. Magistrate Judge Tonianne Bongiovanni of the District of New Jersey said W.P. failed to overcome the presumption that court proceedings should be public.
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