Legal Opinion
Maine Human Rights Commission v. City of Auburn
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 7, 1979PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
Plaintiffs Maine Human Rights Commission and two individuals, Connie Hall and Marymay Bernard, appeal from the judgment of the Superior Court (Androscoggin County) dissolving a temporary restraining order and denying injunctive relief and damages. Plaintiffs brought this action in November, 1978, alleging that defendants City of Auburn, the Auburn Civil Service Commission (CSC) and its three commissioners, and the Auburn Police Department discriminated against female applicants for police officer positions because of their sex, in violation of section 4572(1XA) of the…
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