Title VII Violation Discrimination Claim.

Byline: Derek Hawkins

7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Gregory L. Barnes v. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, et al.

Case No.: 19-1781

Officials: RIPPLE, SYKES, and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Title VII Violation Discrimination Claim

Gregory Barnes, who is African American, sued the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and Mark Donovan, a former university administrator, for racial discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. 1983 after Donovan promoted a white applicant instead of Barnes. Barnes contests the district court's entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendants. Because Barnes did not present evidence that Donovan's stated reason for selecting this applicant was a pretext...

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