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RUTAN v. REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ILLINOIS

No. 86-2073.

848 F.2d 1396 (1988)

Cynthia RUTAN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ILLINOIS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 8, 1988.

Rehearing Granted August 17, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Lee Leahy, Leahy & Leahy, Springfield, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Thomas P. Sullivan, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before COFFEY, RIPPLE and MANION, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal the district court's dismissal of their complaint challenging a public employer's use of political considerations in hiring, rehiring, transferring, and promoting employees. See Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois, 641 F.Supp. 249 (C.D.Ill.1986). We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

I.

NATURE OF THE CASE

The basis of plaintiffs' complaint...

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