Legal Opinion
Kirkland v. New York State Department of Correctional Services
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 29, 1981No. 73 Civ. 1548(MEL)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
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Plaintiffs in this action successfully challenged the legality of Civil Service examination 34-944, utilized by the New York State Department of Correction for promotions to the position of Correction Sergeant, on the ground that it discriminated against black and Hispanic candidates in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983. On April 1,1974, after a six-day trial, the examination was held unconstitutional, the defendants were enjoined from making appointments based on the examination’s results, the…
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