16 Fair empl.prac.cas. 823, 15 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7986 United States of America v. City of Chicago, and Roy Isakson, Intervening

SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

This case involves the consolidated appeals of two related aspects of a civil rights action broadly challenging the employment practices of the Chicago Police Department. Most aspects of the case have been settled by prior litigation in the federal courts. 1 The issue presented in this appeal involves the rights under Illinois state law of those white males remaining on the patrolman eligibility roster posted in 1972 to be appointed by the Chicago Police Department to enter the Police Academy.

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On December 4, 1971, the Civil Service Commission of the City of Chicago…