Final answer:
In the Rucker v. Higher Educ. Aids Board case, the plaintiff was unable to prove a Title VII violation as the white woman, Mary Phillips, ultimately received the promotion she had applied for.
Step-by-step explanation:
In Case #16, Rucker v. Higher Educ. Aids Board, 669 F.2d 1179 (7th Cir. 1982), the plaintiff, Carl Rucker, was unable to prove a Title VII violation because Mary Phillips, the white woman he sought to protect, ultimately received the promotion for which she had applied.
In the Rucker v. Higher Educ. Aids Board case, the plaintiff was unable to prove a Title VII violation as the white woman, Mary Phillips, ultimately received the promotion she had applied for.
The court found that the plaintiff did not experience any adverse employment action due to his protected characteristic, and thus, no violation of Title VII had occurred.