Legal Opinion
United States of America v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 11, 1977No. 76-1113, 76-1152, 76-1205 and 76-1344PublishedCited by 179 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
This case is a consolidated civil rights action broadly challenging the employment practices of the Chicago Police Department. The district court in its January 5, 1976 memorandum decision found that the method utilized by the Police Department in hiring and promoting police officers resulted in discrimination against blacks, Hispanics, and women in violation of federal civil rights statutes and the Constitution. On February 2, 1976 the court entered a final *421order which enjoined those employment practices found to be discriminatory, imposed numerical hiring and…
2Cases cited60 opinions
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- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by179 opinions
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- 15 Fair empl.prac.cas. 827, 15 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7842 Patrick James v. Stockham Valves and Fittings Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Henry W. Segar v. William French Smith, Attorney General, Henry W. Segar, Cross-Appellants v. William French Smith, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Metropolitan Housing Development Corp., Northwest Opportunity Center and Eluteria D. Maldonado, Intervening v. Village of Arlington HeightsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- 20 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1728, 21 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,313 Detroit Police Officers' Association v. Coleman A. Young, Mayor of the City of DetroitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
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