US SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
BOSTON FIREFIGHTERS V. NAACP, 461 U. S. 477 (1983)
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Boston Firefighters v. NAACP, 461 U.S. 477 (1983)
Boston Firefighters Union, Local 718 v. Boston Chapter, NAACP
No. 82-185
Argued April 18, 1983
Decided May 16, 1983
461 U.S. 477
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. chanrobles.com-red
