Case Summary:

Keisha Lewis v. Indiana Department of Transportation is an employment‑discrimination and disability‑discrimination case arising from Ms. Lewis’s work at INDOT, now on appeal in the Seventh Circuit under docket number 25‑1776 after oral argument on January 30, 2026.

At the lower court, Ms. Lewis, an African American woman with a kidney transplant, worked for the Indiana Department of Transportation in the Division of Real Estate, eventually serving as a Program Director responsible for administering state and federal relocation programs, overseeing displacement of persons by highway projects, and reviewing and approving relocation claim vouchers statewide. She alleged that, during her employment, INDOT and a senior official, William T. Geibel, discriminated and retaliated against her based on race and disability, and fail ...