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...
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