Legal Opinion
Petit v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 16, 1991No. 90 C 4984PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HART, District Judge.
I. FACTS
In 1973, the United States Department of Justice brought suit against the City of Chicago (the “City”) charging discrimination in hiring and promoting blacks, Hispanics and women within the Chicago Police Department. As a result, in January of 1976, a permanent injunction was entered barring the City from using any tests, qualifications, standards or procedures that were not job-related. In particular, the City was enjoined from excluding “blacks, Spanish-surnamed persons or women from employment opportunities in the Chicago Police…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- State of Hawai'i Organization of Police Officers v. Society of Professional Journalists-University of Hawai'i ChapterHawaii Supreme Court · 1996
- Kawa v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2007
- Algie v. RCA Global Communications, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1994
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