Legal Opinion
Magill v. Lynch
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided September 15, 1975No. Civ. A. 75-267PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
The issue presented by this action is whether municipal employees can constitutionally be prohibited from running for non-partisan elective offices in the city by which they are employed. Plaintiffs Robert T. Magill and Martin Healy are firemen employed by the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and, as residents and voters of Pawtucket, they are candidates for the offices of Mayor of Pawtucket and City Councilman, respectively. Under the provisions of the City Charter for the City of Pawtucket, both of these offices are filled by nonpartisan elections. 1 Article VIII…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- United Public Workers of America v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Bullock v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by2 opinions
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