Legal Opinion
BOSTON POLICE PATROLMEN'S ASSOCIATION, INC. v. Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 9, 1975PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
In June, 1971, a Boston policeman became a candidate for the office of city councillor. On July 2, 1971, the police commissioner adopted a rule that a member of the police department, on becoming a candidate for elective office, must take a leave of absence without pay. The policeman and an association of which he is a member challenged the validity of the rule, and a judge of the Superior Court held that it was unenforceable because contrary to G. L. c. 31, § 46E. We hold that the rule is valid and enforceable.
This case was consolidated for hearing in the Superior Court with O’Hara v.…
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