DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES v. V. D. C. AND S. C., ON BEHALF OF L. X. C., A MINOR

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• holding that a Massachusetts statute mandating the retirement of uniformed police officers at age fifty survives rational-basis scrutiny
• holding that the Massachusetts state police mandatory retirement age did not violate the equal protection clause
• holding that the Massachusetts state police mandatory retirement age did not violate the equal protection clause
• holding that mandatory retirement age of 50 for police officers rationally furthers the government’s purpose of assuring the physical preparedness of its police force
• holding that a state early retirement statute is valid only if rationally related to a legitimate state interest
• holding that governmental employment is not per se a fundamental right requiring strict scrutiny on equal protection challenge

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