Legal Opinion
Elmer Britton v. South Bend Community School Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 18, 1987No. 84-2841PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
In 1982 the public school system of South Bend, Indiana laid off 146 teachers. All were white; 48 had more seniority than blacks not laid off; two years later 20 of the 48 had not yet been recalled. In laying off only whites, the school board was acting pursuant to a provision in its collective bargaining agreement with the teachers’ union to the effect that no blacks would be laid off until every white was laid off. The laid-off teachers sued the school system under section 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, charging that the racially preferential…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- National Fidelity Life Insurance Co. v. Joan KaraganisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Bonnie J. Benzies v. Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Brown v. WeinbergerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1976
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Gerald W. Shields v. David Burge, Individually, and as Superintendent With the Illinois State PoliceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- People Who Care v. Rockford Board of Education School District No. 205, and Rockford Education Association, Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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