Legal Opinion
Shirley Pittman, Individually and as Class Representatives v. Chicago Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 14, 1995No. 94-2850PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Until 1988, principals of public schools in Chicago were appointed by the city’s board of education, and upon satisfactory completion of three years’ service received tenure as principals. In 1988, the state ordained the creation of a local school council for each public school in Chicago. See 105 ILCS 5/34-2.1. Each council was to consist of the principal of the school plus ten members elected for two-year terms, increased by a subsequent amendment to four years. Two of the elected members were required to be teachers and were to be elected by the public school’s staff.…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Whalen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ruckelshaus v. Monsanto Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by75 opinions
- Mavourneen Doherty v. City of Chicago, Graham C. Grady, Judith C. RiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Joseph H. Levenstein v. Bernard Salafsky, Patricia A. Gill, and David C. Broski, in Their Individual CapacitiesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- James R. Sullivan v. James P. Conway and International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Carrie-Merle Smith v. Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Patrick J. Higgins v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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