A professor at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law who was denied tenure then fired in 2013 may move forward with his breach-of-contract claim against the university, a federal judge has ruled.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on July 10 that Kemit Mawakana’s complaint offered just enough evidence to support a claim that he and the university had an implied contract that guaranteed him annual performance reviews leading to his tenure eligibility.
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