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Boston Firefighters Union, Local 718 v. Boston Chapter, NAACP, et al.; Boston Police Patrolmen's Assn., Inc. v. Castro et al.; and Beecher et al. v. Boston Chapter, NAACP, et al., 1983 — 459 U.S. 1168 · caselaw · US
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Boston Firefighters Union, Local 718 v. Boston Chapter, NAACP, et al.; Boston Police Patrolmen's Assn., Inc. v. Castro et al.; and Beecher et al. v. Boston Chapter, NAACP, et al.
459 U.S. 1168·Supreme Court of the United States·1983
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No. 82-185.
No. 82-246.
No. 82-259.
Boston Firefighters Union, Local 718 v. Boston Chapter, NAACP, et al.; Boston Police Patrolmen’s Assn., Inc. v. Castro et al.; and Beecher et al. v. Boston Chapter, NAACP, et al.
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C. A. 1st Cir. [Certiorari granted, ante, p. 967.] Motion of Thomas R. Kiley, Esquire, to permit Thomas A. Barnico, Esquire, to present oral argument pro hac vice on behalf of petitioners in No. 82-259 granted.
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