Legal Opinion
Dr. Lani Ford v. Chancellor Roy S. Nicks
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1989No. 88-5260PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
In 1971-72 plaintiff Lani Ford, a former secondary school mathematics teacher, was an assistant professor of education at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She was not rehired for 1972-73, and she brought a sex discrimination suit against MTSU, the Chancellor of the State University, the members of the state board of regents and others under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The district court, sitting without a jury, found in favor of Dr. Ford. The court awarded her back pay for a period beginning in 1972 and ordered…
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3Cited by65 opinions
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