Litigation
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
Archie Briggs et al. v. John T. Kerrigan et al. case files
Series
Identifier: 0700.032
Dates:
circa 1969-1971
Black Voters et al. v. John McDonough et al. case files
Series
Identifier: 0700.012
Scope and Contents
Includes the City's Law Department records concerning the class action suit brought by black registered voters against Boston's Mayor, City Council, School Committee, Election Commissioners and City Clerk challenging the at-large voting procedure for the election of members of the Boston School Committee. The court found in favor of the defendants.
Dates:
circa 1975-1977
Boston Waterfront Residents' Association, Inc. v. George Romney et al. case files
Series
Identifier: 0700.033
Briefs, etc.
Series
Identifier: 0700.019
Dates:
circa 1910-1976
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
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Briefs, etc.
City of Boston et al. v. Claude S. Brinegar et al. case files
Series
Identifier: 0700.031
Dates:
1975
City of Boston et al. v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority et al. case files
Series
Identifier: 0700.034
Fairview Construction Co. Inc. v. City of Boston case files (Minority/Women in Business Enterprise case)
Series
Identifier: 0700.018
Dates:
circa 1989-1991
General docket
Series
Identifier: 0700.002
Scope and Contents
Docket of cases handled by the Law Department. Lists names of parties, date of process, court, cause of action, remarks and results.
Dates:
1939-1997
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
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General docket
Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston et al. v. City of Boston et al. case files (Parade Case)
Series
Identifier: 0700.022
Dates:
circa 1992-1995
Latino Political Action Committee, Inc., ET AL vs. City of Boston, ET AL case files (Latino PAC II)
Series
Identifier: 0700.008
Dates:
Majority of material found in Bulk, 1984; 1973-1985
Law Department photographs
Series
Identifier: 0700.010
Dates:
circa 1957-1993
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
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Law Department photographs
Law Department records
Series
Identifier: 0700.007
Scope and Contents note
This collection includes files kept by the City's Law Department on various issues, cases, questions that came before the department during the 20th century. Significant issues, etc. represented in this collection include the Cocoanut Grove Fire, West End Redevelopment, World War, City Real estate holdings, gifts to the city, bridge construction, City Hospital, City Hall construction and many others. The first series includes a numbered reference file that was kept by the Law Department...
Dates:
1908-1997; Majority of material found within Bulk, 1915-1970
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
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Law Department records
McGrath et al. v. HUD case files (BHA Reverse Discrimination case)
Series
Identifier: 0700.013
Dates:
circa 1988
Morgan et al. v. Hennigan et al. and related cases files
Collection
Identifier: 0700.028
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of records of the City's Law Department concerning the "School Cases" relating to desegregation in the late 1960s-1970s. The major case represented in this collection is Tallulah Morgan et al. v. James Hennigan et al. (later known as Morgan v. Kerrigan, Morgan v. McDonough, Morgan v. Sullivan, etc. due to the changes in the School Committee presidency). Also included in this collection are files of the following two cases: Boston School Committee v. Board of...
Dates:
1967-1979
Police and Fire hiring cases (Castro, Fagan, Mackin)
Series
Identifier: 0700.024
Dates:
circa 1971-1991
Record of suits against the city
Series
Identifier: 2400.006
Scope and Contents
Record of suits against the City in which summonses have been served upon the City Treasurer for 1881-1899 and ?-1927. Includes date, name of plaintiff, attachment, course of action, and date returnable to Superior Court and Municipal Court.
Dates:
1887-1927 with gaps
Riot cases
Collection
Identifier: 0700.020
Scope and Contents note
This series contains a wide variety of documents relating to both the 1967 and 1968 riots, including but not limited to: fire reports, auditor reports, case law, police journals, and damage claims. All files are created and organized by the original creator, Theodore R. Stanley, who acted as Assistant Corporation Counsel. Mr. Stanley represented several businesses in the Blue Hill Avenue of Roxbury, many of whom still exist, who were bringing a suit to the city for damage compensation...
Dates:
1967-1972
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
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Riot cases
South Boston Allied War Veterans v. City of Boston case files (Parade case)
Series
Identifier: 0700.027
Dates:
1994-1995
The Nationalist Movement v. City of Boston case files (Parade case)
Series
Identifier: 0700.026
Dates:
1994-1996
Urban Transport, Inc. v. Kevin H. White as he is Mayor of Boston case file
Series
Identifier: 0700.029
Dates:
1974-1977