GPAT PATTERSON, Ph.D. v. KENT STATE UNIVERSITY; MANDY MUNRO-STASIUK; JULIE M. MAZZEI - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Sep 12, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Justin M. Whittaker, WHITTAKER LAW, LL, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Daniel James Rudary, BRENNAN MANNA & DIAMOND, LLC, Akron, Ohio, for Appellees.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Justin M. Whittaker, WHITTAKER LAW, LL, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Daniel James Rudary, BRENNAN MANNA & DIAMOND, LLC, Akron, Ohio, for Appellees.

Judge(s): BOGGS, GRIFFIN, and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio at Akron

ALBANDIAN, Circuit Judge. GPat Patterson, a transgender professor at Kent State University, sued the university on several discrimination and retaliation claims. The claims arise out of Kent State’s response to Patterson’s weeks-long, profanity-laden Twitter tirade insulting colleagues and the university. The district court granted summary judgment for Kent State. We affirm.

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