United States First Circuit

Summary judgment in favor of defendants in an action challenging the Boston Police Department's drug testing program, which plaintiffs allege caused a disparate impact on the basis of race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is: 1) vacated in part with respect to the plaintiffs' Title VII claim; 2) reversed with regard to the district court's denial of plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment on that claim, where there is no genuine issue of material fact that could preclude plaintiffs from making a threshold, prima facie showing of disparate impact; but 3) otherwise affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/07/2014
• Published 05/07/2014

Judges

• KAYATTA

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel