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Chicago Teachers Union, Local v. Board of Education of the City
7th CircuitSeptember 22, 2021No. 20-1167Cited 9 times
Defendant WinBoard of Education of the City of Chicago
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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