Appeals Court Reinstates a University of Texas Professor’s Retaliation Lawsuit

A federal appeals court Thursday reinstated a lawsuit filed by a University of Texas at Austin professor who claimed he was retaliated against by his department chairwoman for saying the department discriminated against Hispanics.

Alberto Martinez, who is Hispanic and a tenured professor in the university’s history department, informed the department that there was “discrimination” against and “marginalization” of Hispanic employees within it, according to the ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans in Alberto Martinez v. University of Texas at Austin.

In response, the department chairwoman appointed Mr. Martinez to head a newly created “Equity Committee” and tasked it with creating a plan of action to help “fix inequities.”

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