District Court, District of Columbia February 21, 2018, Civil Action No. 72–3060; 73–00269–PBS; Civil Action No. 70–1220–W; 74–2982–C (Bos. Chapter, Naacp, Inc. v. Beecher)

SARIS, Chief U.S.D.J.

*28INTRODUCTION

This case involves two consent decrees entered into more than four decades ago governing the hiring procedures for police and fire departments in certain cities in Massachusetts.