Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 9, 2012PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuffly, J.
The named plaintiffs, African-American and Hispanic police officers employed by municipalities throughout the Commonwealth who are subject to the civil service law, G. L. c. 31, brought suit in the Superior Court on behalf of themselves and a class of similarly situated individuals against the defendants, the Commonwealth and the division of human resources (division). The plaintiffs alleged that the division engaged in racial discrimination through the creation, design, and administration of a multiple-choice examination for candidates seeking promotion to the position of police sergeant.…
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