Legal Opinion
American Nurses' Association v. State of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 4, 1986No. 85-1766PublishedCited by 271 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This class action charges the State of Illinois with sex discrimination in employment, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, and the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The named plaintiffs are two associations of nurses plus 21 individuals, mostly but not entirely female, who work for the state in jobs such as nursing and typing that are filled primarily by women. The suit is on behalf of all state employees in these job classifications. The precise allegations of the complaint will require our careful attention…
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