San Diego State Professor Loses Speech Claim Over Gender Slurs

A San Diego State University professor who was suspended without pay after using gender slurs during a philosophy class lacks a First Amendment retaliation claim against the provost who benched him, a federal court ruled.

J. Angelo Corlett failed to fix the shortcomings of his prior complaint in the lawsuit against Provost William Tong and Dean Monica Casper, which were identified in a Sept. 20 decision that partly dismissed the case with leave to file an amended complaint, the US District Court for the Southern District of California said.

Tong suspended Corlett after an investigation determined Corlett used the gender ...