Legal Opinion
Aiken v. City of Memphis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1994No. Nos. 92-6154, 92-6157 to 92-6159PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s dismissal, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56, of their “reverse discrimination” civil rights actions. Although we find that the race-based promotions at issue here were supported by a “compelling interest,” we conclude that a genuine issue remains as to whether the promotions were made pursuant to a “narrowly tailored” remedy. We therefore vacate the summary judgments for defendants and remand these eases to the district court.
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In 1974, the United States Department of Justice brought a civil rights action against the City of…
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