Legal Opinion
Joanne Yatvin v. Madison Metropolitan School District, a Political Subdivision of the City of Madison
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 5, 1988No. 87-1462PublishedCited by 194 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Joanne Yatvin, the principal of a public school in Wisconsin, brought suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, and section 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, now 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against a variety of public agencies and officials, complaining that the denial of two promotions that she sought violated her rights under Title VII and the Fourteenth Amendment. She lost, and appeals.
In 1983 Yatvin had applied for the position of Assistant Superintendent of Instruction for the Madison school district.. Three men also applied. A committee…
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