Legal Opinion
Kenneth R. Mancuso v. James L. Taft, Mayor
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 20, 1973No. 72-1180PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
Kenneth Mancuso, a full time police officer and classified civil service employee of the City of Cranston, Rhode Island, filed as a candidate for nomination as representative to the Rhode Is*189land General Assembly on October 19, 1971. On the same day the Mayor of Cranston began the process of enforcing § 14.09(c) of the City Home Rule Charter which prohibits “continuing in the classified service of the city after becoming a candidate for nomination or election to any public office.” Mancuso promptly filed suit in the district court seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§…
2Cases cited71 opinions
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