Legal Opinion
Smith v. City of Boston
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 16, 2015No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 12-10291-WGYPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, RULINGS OF LAW, AND ORDER
YOUNG, DISTRICT JUDGE.
1. INTRODUCTION
In this action, ten black police sergeants (the “Plaintiffs”) employed by the Boston Police Department (the “Department”) brought suit against the City of Boston (“Boston” or the “City”) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, alleging that the multiple-choice examinations the Department administered in 2005 and 2008 to select which sergeants to promote to the rank of lieutenant had a racially disparate impact on minority candidates and were insufficiently job-related to pass muster under Title VII.1 The…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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