U.S. v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ISU

No. 95-3067.

944 F.Supp. 714 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. The BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, Defendant.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.

November 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Lewis, Springfield, IL, Elizabeth I. Hack, Luis A. Lavin, Washington, DC, for plaintiff.

Carol J. Posegate, Springfield, IL, for defendant.


OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:

The affirmative action program here violated Title VII because its sole purpose was to circumvent a lawful veterans' preference program.

Summary judgment is granted in favor of the plaintiff and Illinois State University is hereby enjoined from engaging in such practice in the future.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff brought this action against the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University...

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