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The city of Boston has reached an agreement in principle to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the mother of a Black man who was shot to death by Boston police officers in 2016, according to a Monday filing. ....
Janey orders cityâs legal team to reverse course in lieutenants promotional exam lawsuit By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated May 13, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend Facing growing criticism, Acting Mayor Kim Janey on Thursday directed Bostonâs legal team to reverse course on a discrimination lawsuit filed by a group of Black police sergeants and resolve the matter. The case has dragged on for almost a decade since the sergeants filed suit in 2012 over the departmentâs lieutenants exam, alleging promotions predicated on the exam were discriminatory. âBlack officers in the Boston Police Department deserve a fair shot at promotions,â Janey said ....
Under new mayor, Boston continues to fight a lawsuit alleging police lieutenant exam was discriminatory By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated May 13, 2021, 9:22 a.m. Email to a Friend At the heart of the dispute over police promotions is a now-revised exam alleged to have been discriminatory against people of color.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff It is the latest chapter in a legal saga that has dragged on for almost a decade, pitting a collection of Black police supervisors against the City of Boston over a lieutenants promotional exam. A pair of new court filings signal that the city is continuing in its defense of the test at the heart of the case, despite a federal judgeâs finding that the exam unfairly ....
Walsh administration refuses to release internal affairs files of embattled police commissioner The state has previously said the city failed to meet the legal threshold in denying the public access to the records By Andrew Ryan Globe Staff,Updated March 5, 2021, 8:11 p.m. Email to a Friend Dennis White was sworn in last month by Mayor Martin J. Walsh as the 43rd commissioner of the Boston Police Department. Days later, Walsh suspended him and launched an outside inquiry after allegations that White shoved and threatened to shoot his former wife 22 years ago resurfaced.Jim Davis/Globe Staff After a rebuke from the stateâs public records office, Mayor Martin J. Walshâs administration doubled down Friday, refusing to release decades-old internal affairs records about embattled Police Commissioner Dennis White at least until the city completes its own administrative probe. ....