menu button
CIR
 

Home > Cases > United States Supreme Court >

 

Boulahanis v. Board of Regents,
Illinois State University

CIR challenges gender discrimination in college athletics

 

198 F.3d 633 (7th Cir. 1999), cert. denied, 120 S. Ct. 2762 (2000).


Issues: Civil Rights; Equal Protection.

Action: Appealed appellate court decision upholding elimination of Illinois State men's athletic teams to achieve identical rates of participation and spending on men's and women's teams, regardless of interest levels.


Status: Loss. Petition for Writ of Certiorari denied on June 29, 2000.

 

CIR's Brief to the 7th Circuit (May 21, 1999)

 

District Court Decision (February 23, 1999)

 

Jeremy Rabkin. "Gender Benders -- Feminists Beat Up on Male Wrestlers and Other Jocks." American Spectator, April 1999, pp. 58-59.

 

Return to top of pageLast revised: 23-Jul-2013 BackForward

Update | Mission | Cases | About CIR | Privacy | Donate | Search