(Pioneer Press) Hamline University has agreed to settle the religious discrimination lawsuit brought by an art history instructor who lost her job after showing paintings of the Prophet Muhammad during an October 2022 class.
The tentative deal was reached Monday night after a 12-hour settlement conference, according to U.S. District Court records. The terms are not public.
Attorneys for Erika López Prater and the private St. Paul university were instructed to finalize the settlement in the next 60 days or ask the court for more time.
López Prater’s showing of two ancient works of art over videoconference offended a Muslim student, who believes the prophet should not be visually depicted.
