Legal Opinion
William A. McCANN, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 8, 1992No. 91-3261, 91-3267PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
For many years, Chicago retired members of its police force at 63. That changed when the Supreme Court held, in EEOC v. Wyoming, 460 U.S. 226, 103 S.Ct. 1054, 75 L.Ed.2d 18 (1983), that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act applies to state law enforcement officials. Chicago’s retirement age rose from 63 to 70, and city halls throughout the nation rose in protest. Eventually they procured a change in the law.
In 1986 Congress amended the ADEA to permit state and local governments to restore the mandatory retirement ages that had been in place on March 3,1983, the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. MurgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- City of New Orleans v. DukesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Nordlinger v. HahnSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Richard T. Kopec v. City of Elmhurst, a Municipal Corporation, and Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of ElmhurstCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Rakestraw v. United Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Mummelthie v. City of Mason City, IowaDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1995
- Thomas ROCHE, William Foley and Joseph Brichetto, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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