7th Circ. Revives Black Fired Firefighter's Title VII Claims

By Grace Elletson · June 9, 2026, 1:37 PM EDT

The Seventh Circuit reinstated a Black former firefighter's race bias suit claiming an Illinois city fired him for backing a colleague's discrimination charge, finding a lower court was too quick to...

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Case Information

Case Title

Vairrun Strickland v. City of Markham, et al

Case Number

24-3262

Court

Appellate - 7th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3442 Jobs

Date Filed

December 16, 2024