On March 2, 1995, the U.S. Department of Justice ("D.O.J.") filed a lawsuit against the Board of Regents of the Illinois State University under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et. Seq. in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. The D.O.J. sought ...
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On March 2, 1995, the U.S. Department of Justice ("D.O.J.") filed a lawsuit against the Board of Regents of the Illinois State University under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et. Seq. in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. The D.O.J. sought injunctive relief, alleging that the defendant violated Title VII by implementing an affirmative action program.
Specifically, the D.O.J. alleged that the University engaged in a policy in which it refused to accept applications from white applicants and prevented white applicants from taking a training program which was a requirement to become an employee at the university.
On November 1, 1996, the district court (Judge Richard Mills) ruled that the defendant should be enjoined from continuing the affirmative action program because it led to reverse discrimination.
On December 23, 1998, the court (Judge Mills) ruled that individual relief rewards as well as retroactive seniority should be given to the identified claimants.
We have no further information on this case.
Janani Iyengar - 11/05/2007
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