A Suffolk Superior Court judge has denied Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White’s injunction, a legal move that would have blocked his firing from the department.
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A judge on Wednesday blocked the firing of Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White, who s been on leave over accusations of domestic violence and whom Mayor Kim Janey has said she intends to move on from.
The Superior Court judge, Heidi Brieger, signed off on a request from White s attorney to block Boston from terminating White s employment until his appeal is heard. On Tuesday, she d allowed White s dismissal to move forward that s the order White is appealing. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. If [the firing] occurs without a trial-like, name-clearing hearing to which he is entitled, his reputation will be permanently ruined making it impossible for him to pursue employment in his profession, the attorney, Nicholas Carter, wrote.
Commissioner White appeals ruling that would let Mayor Janey fire him Share Updated: 3:38 PM EDT May 26, 2021
Commissioner White appeals ruling that would let Mayor Janey fire him Share Updated: 3:38 PM EDT May 26, 2021
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GET OUR POLITICS NEWSLETTER Share Updated: 3:38 PM EDT May 26, 2021 Another legal maneuver is blocking Boston Mayor Kim Janey from moving forward with the process required to fire the city s embattled police commissioner.The same Superior Court Judge who ruled against Commissioner Dennis White on Tuesday granted him a stay on Wednesday while White pursues an appeal. Judge Heidi Brieger denied White s request for an injunction and in her order agreed that Janey has the statutory and constitutional authority to remove White from his job for cause, so long as she gives him an opportunity to be heard, that is, an opportunity to refute her stated reasons for removing him. White s legal team said it is petitioning