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Did court dismiss coaching applicant's discrimination suit?
Author(s) -
Lyerly Eric
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
college athletics and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-7579
pISSN - 1552-8774
DOI - 10.1002/catl.30797
Subject(s) - plaintiff , coaching , white (mutation) , law , position (finance) , employment discrimination , political science , ethnic group , psychology , business , psychotherapist , biochemistry , chemistry , finance , gene
The plaintiff was a Black Lebanese citizen who sued American University for discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, and national origin. Specifically, the plaintiff claimed the university discriminated against him when it hired a white candidate — instead of the plaintiff — for the position of head coach of its men's soccer team. The plaintiff claimed the white candidate had significantly inferior qualifications to his own.

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