Identity of Speakers
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Milano Wayne
Student
OtherFirst-year law student at Emory University
Additional Information
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Incident Nature:
Other
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Incident Political Orientation:
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Incident Responses:
University investigation issuing in sanctions
Student sanctioned
Title IX or other federal statute
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Incident Status:
No litigation
- Was Speech Code incident
Summary
On January 14, 2026, Emory University School of Law restricted first year law student Milano Wayne’s access to campus after the university received concerns about his social media posts. The posts included statements about what he called the “FEMINIST WAR ON MEN AND THE CONSTITUTION” and allegations that women made false sexual assault claims. Wayne also posted about a police visit to his residence related to the posts. Emory allowed him to continue attending classes remotely while it investigated the matter.
In March 2026, Wayne sent a series of emails to law school faculty members and a student that contained racial slurs and other racially charged language. In one email, Wayne referred to himself as “transracial” and wrote, “I must stomp on n*****s,” repeating the slur multiple times. The emails also included statements concerning Black people, women, and transgender people. Wayne’s social media posts included statements about sexual assault allegations, including that he looked forward to defending clients accused of sexual assault and writing that he dreamed of the day he could “tear apart purported rape victims on cross-examination.”
On April 19, 2026, Emory Provost Badia Ahad and School of Law Dean Richard Freer informed the university community about the messages and announced additional security measures, including increased security presence and building access restrictions. On April 22, 2026, Emory dismissed Wayne from the law school following its disciplinary review. The university stated that Wayne was no longer associated with Emory.
