A challenge to a Maryland law that waives sovereign immunity for tort actions against the state will likely be resolved by the Court of Appeals of Maryland.
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit asked the state court on Thursday to address whether the waiver extends to federal statutory claims, including Michele Williams’ claim alleging wrongful termination in retaliation for whistleblowing.
Williams served as the director of broadcast operations at Morgan State University in Baltimore from 2014 to 2017, according to the order. She complained to university staff in 2016 that a dean mishandled a debate between Baltimore ...
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