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CHICAGO FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 2 v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Nos. 00-1272, 00-1312, 00-1314 and 00-1330.

249 F.3d 649 (2001)

CHICAGO FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 2, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 3, 2001.

As Amended May 25, 2000.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 31, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen B. Horwitz (argued), Sugarman & Horwitz, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Lawrence Rosenthal (argued), Mardell, Nereim, Office of Corp. Counsel, Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, COFFEY, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 31, 2001.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

These consolidated cases, one dating back to 1987, were brought on behalf of white firefighters who complain that their right to the equal protection of the laws has been infringed by affirmative-action promotions of black and Hispanic firefighters made by the Chicago Fire Department. (One of the plaintiffs also has a Title VII claim of "race norming.") The district court rendered...

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