United States Eighth Circuit

Evidence, including racially-inflammatory comments made by university officials, was sufficient to show that school intentionally discriminated against appellant on the basis of his race when it expelled him for conduct violations; university failed to demonstrate that proffered explanations for expulsion were not pretextual.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/01/2002
• Published 05/01/2002

Judges

• MCMILLIAN, Circuit Judge., Before McMILLIAN, FAGG and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Matthew H. Hearne, St. Louis, MO, argued (Mark Belz, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John T. Shaw, St. Charles, MO, argued (Dale L. Rollings, on the brief), for appellee.