Denean Adams v. Board of Education Harvey Scho
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Easterbrook
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- Circuit
- Seventh Circuit
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Claim Types
Outcome
Jury awarded plaintiff superintendent $400,000 in damages for First Amendment violation when school board retaliated against her for reporting a threat by board member to police and proposing a forensic audit. District court affirmed the verdict and awarded approximately $190,000 in attorneys' fees.
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