Legal Opinion
Black Fire Fighters Ass'n of Dallas v. City of Dallas, Tex.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1994No. 92-01947PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This lawsuit challenges the promotion practices of the Dallas Fire Department as racially discriminatory. The district court rejected a proposed consent decree because a race-conscious remedy it contained could not withstand strict scrutiny. We affirm.
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The Black Fire Fighters’ Association of Dallas sued the city on behalf of a class of black firefighters who sought but did not receive promotions 1 between September 17, 1986, and July 12, 1990. After the suit began, the city changed several features of its promotion process, including eliminating the rank…
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