An anthropology professor is suing San Jose State University in federal court in California, claiming the school smeared her as a racist and colonialist, and punished her because she has been critical of a federal antiquities law. The legal complaint (pdf) in the case, Weiss v. Perez, court file 5:22-cv-641, was filed Jan. 31 with U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The lead defendant, Stephen Perez, is being sued in his official capacity as interim president of San Jose State University (SJSU). The public university “retaliated against” SJSU professor Elizabeth Weiss “for her views,” attorney Daniel Ortner of Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) told The Epoch Times in an interview. Sacramento-based PLF, a national public interest law firm, is representing Weiss. “San Jose State University has labeled Professor Weiss a racist merely for teaching, and for advancing controversial ideas in her field. They’ve barred her from doing her research …