Brenda Tracy’s lawsuit against Michigan State University over the leak of her identity in the sexual harassment investigation involving former head coach Mel Tucker has been dismissed by a federal judge.
Tracy, the sexual-assault advocate who said former Michigan State Spartans football head coach Mel Tucker sexually harassed her, filed the lawsuit against the university in June 2025, claiming they leaked her name during the sexual harassment investigation.
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The case was dismissed on April 17.
Tracy accused the Board of Trustees of leaking her identity as the complainant against Tucker to the press during the investigation, claiming the leak had severe consequences for her career and had left her subject to harassment and threats.
The judge acknowledged that Tracy suffered sexual misconduct and serious consequences, but dismissed the lawsuit, saying the trustees have immunity and Tracy failed "to connect the dots from her factual allegations to the necessary elements of her legal claims, an outcome made almost inevitable by the failure to cite the complaint a single time in the argument section of her response brief."
Lawsuit against MSU donor, Phoenix Suns owner
Tracy filed a lawsuit against major Michigan State University donor and Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia on April 15.
According to the complaint against Ishbia, Tracy accuses Ishbia of trying to interfere with the university’s investigation into Tucker, even giving Tucker inside information to protect his own interests.
The suit also names Ishbia’s company, United Wholesale Mortgage, as a defendant.