Legal Opinion
Personnel Administrator of Mass. v. Feeney
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 5, 1979No. 78-233PublishedCited by 2,080 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
This case presents a challenge to the constitutionality of the Massachusetts veterans’ preference statute, Mass. Gen. Laws Ann., ch. 31, § 23, on the ground that it discriminates against women in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Under ch. 31, § 23,1 all veterans who qualify for state civil service positions must be considered for appointment ahead of any qualifying nonveterans. The preference operates overwhelmingly to the advantage of males.
The appellee Helen B. Feeney is not a veteran. She brought this action pursuant to 42 U. S. C. § 1983, alleging that…
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