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No. 19-8150October Term 2019Decided Jun 1, 2020

Docket 19-8150October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

Jackson v. Kan. City Kan. Pub. Sch. Unified Sch. Dist. No. 500

This case involves a legal dispute between Jackson and the Kansas City Kansas Public Schools Unified School District No.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Jun 1, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 1, 2020
What it's about

This case involves a legal dispute between Jackson and the Kansas City Kansas Public Schools Unified School District No. 500. The petitioner asked the Supreme Court to review a decision made by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Question presented

1. Whether the District Court and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals erred in granting summary judgment to the Respondent on Petitioner's claims of race discrimination and retaliation? 2. Whether the lower courts failed to properly consider evidence of pretext under the McDonnell Douglas framework?

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit / Decision released Jun 1, 2020

Area

Civil Rights

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Mar 30, 2026
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