Legal Opinion
Barnhill v. CITY OF CHICAGO, POLICE DEPT.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 6, 2001No. 98 C 4807PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
PALLMEYER, District Judge.
In recent years, both minorities and non-minorities have challenged the allegedly discriminatory nature of the Chicago Police Department’s (“CPD”) promotion process. See Erwin v. City of Chicago, No. 90 C 950, 1998 WL 704295, at *6 (N.D.Ill. Sept.30, 1998) (“A review of the history of Chicago Police Department promotional examinations indicates that changes in the exams and procedures are likely; as are continued legal challenges.”). As a result, the City of Chicago finds itself wedged between a rock and a hard place-incessantly retooling…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Percy Allen, Yvette Clinkscale, Paul Gergoire v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Edward Adams, Peggy Adams, Helen Adams v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Smith v. City of BostonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2015
- Adams, Edward v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Allen, Percy v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
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