Legal Opinion
Ralph S. Weaver, Etc. v. Charles Henderson, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 21, 1993No. 92-1821PublishedCited by 212 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this case, the district court refused to issue a preliminary injunction suspending the Massachusetts State Police Department’s “no mustache” policy. The plaintiffs, veteran police officers partial to their existing mustaches, prosecute this appeal. Finding no legal error or abuse of discretion, we affirm the denial of interim relief.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1991, Massachusetts decided to merge four state police forces (the Division of State Police, the Metropolitan District Commission Police, the Capitol Police, and the Division of Law Enforcement of the Registry of Motor…
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