Legal Opinion
State Police for Automatic Retirement Ass'n v. Difava
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 28, 2001No. CIV. A. 01-10053-PBSPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
The State Police for Automatic Retirement Association (“SPARA”) has brought this action challenging the constitutionality of a permanent injunction entered in 1998 that prevented enforcement of a Massachusetts law mandating a maximum retirement age of 55 years old for members of the State Police force. Citing the recent Supreme Court ruling in Kimel v. Florida Bd. of Regents, 528 U.S. 62, 120 S.Ct. 631, 145 L.Ed.2d 522 (2000) (“Kimel ”), SPARA argues that the permanent injunction violates the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, and…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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