Legal Opinion
Reed v. Baxter
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1998No. 96-6384PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMerritt, J., joined by Norris, J.,
JONES, J. (pp. 358-60), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
In this reverse discrimination case, two white firefighters appeal the dismissal of their action brought against the City of Mur-freesboro, Tennessee and the city’s fire chief under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. The plaintiffs allege and offer some evidence to show that an African-American man was promoted to the rank of captain purely on the basis of his race, without regard to the respective qualifications of the candidates. They maintain that the District…
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