Legal Opinion
O'HARA v. Commissioner of Public Safety
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 9, 1975PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
A trooper in the uniformed branch of the State police became a candidate for city councillor in the city of Revere. He was suspended without pay pending a hearing, and after hearing his suspension was continued until election day. He was elected a city councillor, and was again suspended without pay when he was sworn into office. A judge of the Superior Court upheld the rules under which these actions were taken, and we affirm his final decree with a minor modification.
This case was heard, together with Boston Police Patrolmen’s Assn. Inc. v. Boston, ante, 368 (1975), on a statement of agreed…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
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