Legal Opinion

Preston v. Board of Trustees of Chicago State University

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided August 14, 2015No. Case No. 14 CV 3423Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER

JOAN B. GOTTSCHALL, United States District Judge ■

In 2013, plaintiffs Willie Preston (“Preston”) and Brittany Bailey (“Bailey”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) were students of Chicago State University (“CSU”).' Both became involved in the Student Government Association (“SGA”) and ran on platforms criticizing CSU administrators’ handling of student affairs. But then the events giving rise to this lawsuit occurred: Preston was expelled, and CSU allegedly not only invalidated an election that Bailey had won, but interfered with her campaign irí a subsequent election to…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  3. City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Goss v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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