Lawsuit concerning Hamline adjunct professor, Prophet Muhammad controversy moved back to federal court Erika López Prater claimed religious discrimination, reprisal, and defamation after Hamline dismissed her amid student complaints about a painting shown in class.

March 9, 2023   

(KARE) After already ping-ponging between state and federal court multiple times, the lawsuit filed by former Hamline University adjunct professor Erika López Prater was moved back to federal court last week.

López Prater’s suit alleges religious discrimination, reprisal, and defamation after she became the center of a controversy involving showing an image of the Prophet Muhammad in her art history class in October 2022.

The reason for the latest court jurisdiction change is that López Prater was part of a collective bargaining agreement with the Service Employees International Union Local 284. Under U.S. Code, questions regarding suits by and against labor organizations are handled in U.S. District Court.

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