The National Law Journal has reported that the University of Kansas School of Law did not violate the due-process rights of a first-year student it expelled for failure to disclose numerous criminal convictions, a federal judge has ruled.
Robert Brown did not disclose, as requested on the application, that he had been arrested for driving under the influence three times during the late 1970s and 1980s. Additionally, he was arrested three times and charged four times with domestic battery between 1994 and 1996. He was also convicted of two counts of DUI and three counts of domestic battery.
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After his expulsion, he sued the law school and university officials claiming they did not follow the university’s internal disciplinary procedures during his dismissal. In addition, he raised state claims of wanton and gross negligence, tortious interference with prospective business advantage and civil conspiracy.
He was seeking injunctive relief and more than $2 million in damages.
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