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Chicago Teachers Union, Local v. Board of Education of the City

7th CircuitSeptember 22, 2021No. 20-1167Cited 9 times

Case Details

Judge(s)
Rovner
Status
Published
Procedural Posture
summary judgment
Circuit
7th Circuit

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Discrimination

Outcome

The Board of Education prevailed on summary judgment. The court found that although the 2011 layoffs had a statistically significant disparate impact on African American teachers, the Board demonstrated a legitimate business justification (declining enrollment) that CTU failed to rebut with evidence of equally effective alternatives.

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