Reise v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin

957 F.2d 293 (1992)

Study Aids
Case Briefs Overview
Casebooks
Case Briefs
R
From our private database of 46,300+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.

Reise v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
957 F.2d 293 (1992)

JL
Play video

Facts

E.H. Reise (plaintiff) graduated from the Law School of the University of Wisconsin at Madison (the University) (defendant) in the top 5 percent of his class. Reise then applied for a faculty position with the University and was not hired. Reise sued the University, alleging that Reise was not hired because of his race and gender. Reise alleged that the University refused to hire anyone who is not black, female, or otherwise in a protected class. Out of the previous 13 hires, only one was a white man. Reise sought $4 million in damages, arising from the mental anguish, emotional distress, and illness allegedly caused by the University’s failure to hire him. The University requested a mental examination of Reise under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 35. Reise asserted that the examination would not reveal anything, because Reise was not experiencing emotional distress at that time. The trial court ordered Reise to undergo the examination. Reise appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Easterbrook, J.)

What to do next…

  1. Unlock this case brief with a free (no-commitment) trial membership of Quimbee.

    You’ll be in good company: Quimbee is one of the most widely used and trusted sites for law students, serving more than 803,000 law students since 2011. Some law schools—such as Yale, Berkeley, and Northwestern—even subscribe directly to Quimbee for all their law students.

    Unlock this case briefRead our student testimonials

  2. Learn more about Quimbee’s unique (and proven) approach to achieving great grades at law school.

    Quimbee is a company hell-bent on one thing: helping you get an “A” in every course you take in law school, so you can graduate at the top of your class and get a high-paying law job. We’re not just a study aid for law students; we’re the study aid for law students.

    Learn about our approachRead more about Quimbee

Here's why 803,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:

  • Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
  • The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
  • Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
  • Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership
Here's why 803,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
  • Reliable - written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students
  • The right length and amount of information - includes the facts, issue, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents
  • Access in your class - works on your mobile and tablet
  • 46,300 briefs - keyed to 988 casebooks
  • Uniform format for every case brief
  • Written in plain English - not in legalese and not just repeating the court's language
  • Massive library of related video lessons - and practice questions
  • Top-notch customer support

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership

Casebooks

Civil Procedure

Key Terms