Legal Opinion
Boston Chapter, NAACP v. Beecher
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 11, 1982No. Nos. 81-1642, 81-1656, 81-1650 and 81-1651PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
This case arises from a conflict between a statutorily established seniority system mandating layoffs on a last hired, first fired basis and court orders insulating a percentage of minorities from such system. Shortly after the July 1981 beginning of fiscal 1982, the Police and Fire Department of the City of Boston embarked upon a program of massive reductions in force, allegedly precipitated by budgetary restrictions imposed by “Proposition 2Vi” During the six-year period prior to the commencement of the layoffs, both departments had been steadily increasing the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Boston Chapter, NAACP v. BeecherCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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