After the defense called its last witness Tuesday in Jane Meyer’s lawsuit against the University of Iowa, theeight jurors in the case will start their deliberations today in the Polk County Courthouse. The jurors will ultimately decide whether former Iowa Senior Associate Athletics Director Meyer was discriminated against or whether she acted in a way that warranted her transfer in 2014.
Here are some key points from the Tuesday trial and what is to come in the following days:
- Liz Hollingsworth, who serves as chairwoman of the school’s Presidential Committee on Athletics, testified she encountered several troubling meetings with Meyer.
- Hollingsworth said she didn’t find out Meyer was in a relationship with former field-hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum until three months after Griesbaum’s firing.
- Hollingsworth testified that Meyer gave her a list of lesbian coaches at Iowa, asking Hollingsworth to interview them about potential discrimination.
Today’s schedule of events:
- District Court Judge Michael Huppert will give the jury instructions this morning, before closing arguments from each attorney.
- The jury will have six hours to deliberate to get a unanimous vote. If no unanimous vote is gained, at least seven jurors must be in agreement. If not, it will be a hung jury.
Source: Des Moines Register