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United States First Circuit


COTTER v. CITY OF BOSTON, 02-1404/1458/59

A city's race-conscious action, in promoting African-American police officers who had the same ranking as appellants on the list of officers eligible for promotion, was constitutional as the city demonstrated the compelling state interest of remedying past discrimination.

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  • Decided 03/25/2003
  • Published 03/25/2003

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  • United States First Circuit

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