Legal Opinion
Beazer v. New York City Transit Authority
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 22, 1977No. Nos. 1043, 1309, Dockets 76-7295, 77-7092PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge.
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In a comprehensive and carefully limited opinion, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Thomas P. Griesa, Judge, held that the New York City Transit Authority’s blanket exclusion from employment of all persons participating in or having successfully concluded methadone maintenance programs — the plaintiff class in this action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 — violated the equal protection and due process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The court enjoined the Transit Authority (TA) from further enforcing its policy. 399 F.Supp. 1032…
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