Seventh Circuit: Laura Hatcher v. Board of Trustees

Employment, Discrimination, Title VII


Employee's mistaken belief that statute compelled reporting of misconduct did not transform the speech in the context of employment to protected speech.

No genuine issue of fact over pretextual nature of nondiscriminatory motive, given decisions of impartial committee and subjective judgement of decisionmaker. 


Laura Hatcher v.   Board of Trustees