Legal Opinion
Boston Firefighters Union, Local 718 v. Boston Chapter, NAACP
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 16, 1983No. 82-185PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
In these cases, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the District Court’s August 7, 1981, orders enjoining the Boston Police and Fire Departments from laying off policemen and firefighters in a manner that would reduce the percentage of minority officers below the level obtaining at the commencement of layoffs in July 1981. 679 F. 2d 965 (1982). These orders had the effect of partially superseding the operation of the State’s statutory last-hired, first-fired scheme for civil service layoffs, Mass. Gen. Laws Ann., ch. 31, § 39 (West 1979). Following the Court of…
2Cited by8 opinions
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- Kevin Cooper v. Arthur Calderon, Warden of California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Donald Pearson v. Michael Fair, Donald Pearson v. Michael FairCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Kromnick v. School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Barbara Jean Berry v. School District of the City of Benton Harbor, and Michigan Education Association, InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
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