The Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University terminated Joan Bullock, its first female Dean, from her tenured position without cause and denied her a hearing to challenge the decision. This allegedly violated her constitutional rights. Bullock claims that her termination was arbitrary and capricious, and that she was treated differently from male deans who remained on the faculty after departing from their positions. She is now suing TSU and its officials for violating her due process rights, breach of contract, and First Amendment retaliation. Bullock is seeking injunctive relief to be reinstated to her former position as a tenured faculty member, as well as costs and attorney's fees incurred in this action.