UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO Et Al., Defendants-Appellees

FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by appellant United States of America from a decision of the district court holding that certain practices of appellees City of Chicago, et al. are not in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., as amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972. For the reasons hereinafter stated, we reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. BACKGROUND

This action was brought by the United States to challenge certain promotion and transfer policies of the Chicago Fire Department, which…