Boston Firefighters v. Naacp, 461 U.S. 477 (1983)

Name: Boston Firefighters v. Naacp, 461 U.S. 477 (1983) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

Boston Firefighters Union, Local 718 v. Boston Chapter, NAACP

No. 82-185

Argued April 18, 1983
Decided May 16, 1983
461 U.S. 477

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR

THE FIRST CIRCUIT

Syllabus

Held: The Court of Appeals’ judgment -- upholding the District Court’s orders enjoining the Boston Police and Fire Departments from laying off policemen and firemen in a manner that would reduce the percentage of minority officers below the level obtaining at the commencement of the layoffs -- is vacated, and the cases are remanded for consideration of mootness in light of Massachusetts’ intervening enactment of legislation relating to the layoffs.

679 F.2d 965, vacated and remanded.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Boston Firefighters v. Naacp, 461 U.S. 477 (1983) in 461 U.S. 477 461 U.S. 478. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WYVN9W22JHMKWYV.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Boston Firefighters v. Naacp, 461 U.S. 477 (1983), in 461 U.S. 477, page 461 U.S. 478. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WYVN9W22JHMKWYV.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Boston Firefighters v. Naacp, 461 U.S. 477 (1983). cited in 1983, 461 U.S. 477, pp.461 U.S. 478. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WYVN9W22JHMKWYV.

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