White

BACKGROUND

Between December 2008 and June 2013, White was the executive director of the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice (the Henderson Center), a department at Boalt Hall. In April 2013 the law school decided not to renew White’s appointment for the ensuing academic year. The decision was based, in part, on a public outburst by White at a gala welcoming prospective African-American students to Boalt. White spoke at the event and, rather than welcome the attendees, aired her personal disagreements with the University, told them the event was “a fraud,” and warned them that attending Boalt would expose them to sexual harassment and racial hostility from faculty and students. White encouraged the prospective students to instead attend the “Justice School,” a new law school she was originating. Upon being informed her appointment would not be renewed, White sued Boalt faculty member and executive director of the Henderson Center Mary Louise Frampton for intentional infliction of emotional distress and deceit. The Frampton lawsuit alleged there was racial hostility at the law school in general and included specific allegations against Frampton, Dean Edley, and other…