428 F. Supp. 1057 - Olson v. Murphy’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
September 1986
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · Bishop v. Wood · Olson v. Borough of Homestead
Most-quoted passages
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“No person employed in any police or fire force of any borough shall be suspended, removed or reduced in rank except for the following reasons: (3) Violation of any law which provided that such violation constitutes a misdemeanor or felony. (4) Inefficiency, neglect, intemperance, immorality, disobedience of orders, or conduct unbecoming an officer.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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