Legal Opinion
Honorable Ellis Gregory, Jr. Honorable Anthony P. Nugent, Jr. Honorable Douglas W. Greene and Honorable Flake L. McHaney v. Honorable John D. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1990No. 89-2360PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Four Missouri state court judges challenge the provision of the Missouri Constitution that mandates their retirement at age 70. Mo. Const, art. V, § 26(1) (1945 as amended 1976) (“mandatory retirement provision”). Judges Ellis Gregory, Jr., Anthony P. Nugent, Jr., and Douglas W. Greene, argue that the mandatory retirement provision violates the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (1982 & Supp.1987). These judges along with Judge Flake L. McHaney further argue that the mandatory retirement provision violates the equal protection…
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- United States v. BassSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Vance v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by20 opinions
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