Legal Opinion
Newman v. Howard University School of Law
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 25, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2023-0436Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MICHAEL NEWMAN, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:23-cv-00436 (TNM) HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM ORDER Three years after he enrolled at Howard University School of Law, Michael Newman found himself in court—though not as a budding lawyer. Howard expelled Newman before his final year. Before that, Newman lost his scholarship, drew backlash from his peers, and feuded with administrators. Newman now proceeds pro se in this case against his alma mater and several of its administrators (collectively, “Howard”). His…
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