Legal Opinion
Hayes v. North State Law Enforcement Officers Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 27, 1993No. Nos. 92-2299, 92-2300PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, the City of Charlotte contends that its interest in effective law enforcement justifies the use of a race-based promotion policy to achieve diversity within its police department. Plaintiffs, a group of non-minority officers who allege they were not promoted because of their race, challenge the City’s explicit use of racial preference in promotions to the rank of sergeant. The district court granted partial summary judgment for Plaintiffs after concluding that the police department’s promotion practices violated the Equal Protection Clause of the…
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