United States Seventh Circuit

EEOC v. BD. OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYS., 01-2998

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Although defendant, a state university, enjoys Eleventh Amendment immunity from private lawsuits, sovereign immunity does not bar a suit brought independently by an agency of the United States government.

Appellate Information

Argued 02/15/2002
Decided 04/30/2002
Published 04/30/2002

Judges

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before ROVNER, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

For Appellees:
Robert J. Gregory (argued), EEOC, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee., John R. Sweeney (argued), Office of the Atty. Gen., Wisconsin Dept. of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.