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Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia

Index Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia

Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia, (1976) was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held a Massachusetts law setting a mandatory retirement age of 50 for police officers was Constitutionally permissible. [1]

9 relations: Equal Protection Clause, Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Intermediate scrutiny, Per curiam decision, Rational basis review, Supreme Court of the United States, Thurgood Marshall, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, United States labor law.

Equal Protection Clause

The Equal Protection Clause is part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.

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Intermediate scrutiny

Intermediate scrutiny, in U.S. constitutional law, is the second level of deciding issues using judicial review.

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Per curiam decision

In law, a per curiam decision (or opinion) is a ruling issued by an appellate court of multiple judges in which the decision rendered is made by the court (or at least, a majority of the court) acting collectively (and typically, though not necessarily, unanimously).

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Rational basis review

Rational basis review, in U.S. constitutional law, refers to the default standard of review that courts apply when considering constitutional questions, including due process or equal protection questions under the Fifth Amendment or Fourteenth Amendment.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS) is the highest federal court of the United States.

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Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908January 24, 1993) was an American lawyer, serving as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from October 1967 until October 1991.

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United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (in case citations, 1st Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts.

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United States labor law

United States labor law sets the rights and duties for employees, labor unions, and employers in the United States.

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Redirects here:

427 U.S. 307, Massachusetts Bd. of Retirement v. Murgia, Massachusetts Board of Retirement v Murgia.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Board_of_Retirement_v._Murgia

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