Legal Opinion
Jane Anthony v. Bruce G. Sundlun
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 27, 1991No. 91-1712PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The defendants, state officials, adamant in their refusal to recognize that discriminatory animus can be proven circumstantially as well as by direct evidence, appeal from an order suspending the operation of termination notices addressed to the plaintiffs, seven seasonal state employees. We affirm.
The circumstances of the case can be succinctly summarized.
1. In November 1990, Rhode Island’s incumbent governor, a Republican, was defeated at the polls. His successor, Bruce Sundlun, is a Democrat. Governor Sund-lun took office on January 1, 1991.
2. Because parimutuel…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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