Police officers to get day in court for reverse discrimination

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'FLINT, Michigan -- A showdown is coming between former Flint Mayor Don Williamson and 45 city police officers who claim they are the victims of reverse discrimination.

And it could cost Flint taxpayers millions if the cops win.

A federal judge this week refused the city's request to toss a lawsuit that claims Williamson passed over qualified white officers when he handpicked five officers for his Citizens Service Bureau in 2006.

Four of the officers were black men and one was a white woman.

The lawsuit filed by 45 white officers claims that Williamson "unlawfully discriminated against them when Williamson personally selected officers on the basis of race" for the department.'