12 Cited authorities

  1. Clinton v. Jones

    520 U.S. 681 (1997)   Cited 2,726 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding in Section 1983 action no absolute immunity for damages arising from "unofficial conduct"
  2. Quinn v. City of Boston

    325 F.3d 18 (1st Cir. 2003)   Cited 87 times
    Holding that a substantial public interest may counsel granting a Rule 54(b) motion.
  3. Castro v. Beecher

    459 F.2d 725 (1st Cir. 1972)   Cited 166 times
    Finding that entry-level Police Department testing unlawfully discriminated against black applicants
  4. Boston Chapter N.A.A.C.P., Inc. v. Beecher

    504 F.2d 1017 (1st Cir. 1974)   Cited 123 times
    Upholding hiring by ratios until percentage of minority fire fighters equals their percentage in population
  5. Castro v. Beecher

    334 F. Supp. 930 (D. Mass. 1971)   Cited 41 times
    Discussing the height and swim test requirements
  6. Boston Chapter, Naacp, Inc. v. Beecher

    371 F. Supp. 507 (D. Mass. 1974)   Cited 30 times
    Describing the focal point of the case as the municipalities' "overall hiring policies for the position of firefighter"
  7. Quinn v. City of Boston

    204 F. Supp. 2d 156 (D. Mass. 2002)   Cited 1 times
    Accusing the Candidates of "us[ing] a different statistical method than the one used in the Beecher decree"
  8. Castro v. Beecher

    365 F. Supp. 655 (D. Mass. 1973)   Cited 19 times
    Approving consent decree and addressing it to appointing authorities that have "requested certification of police patrolmen or equivalents"
  9. Castro v. Beecher

    522 F. Supp. 873 (D. Mass. 1981)   Cited 6 times
    Describing the "parity target"
  10. Castro v. Beecher

    386 F. Supp. 1281 (D. Mass. 1975)   Cited 11 times
    In Castro v. Beecher, 386 F. Supp. 1281 (D.Mass. 1975), the court exercised ancillary jurisdiction over new defendants in an action by the plaintiffs in the underlying case to enforce the judgment rendered therein.
  11. Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1983   Cited 490,094 times   693 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
  12. Section 151B:4 - Unlawful practices

    Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B § 4   Cited 874 times   15 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting discrimination because of "sex, ... sexual orientation," etc.