Patch v. Mayor of Revere

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• imposing sanctions on officers accused of criminal wrongdoing for failing to submit to lie detector tests is consistent with G. L. c. 149, § 19B, and does not violate due process
• public employer may compel employees, under threat of discharge for non-cooperation, to answer questions “reasonably related to the employee’s ability and fitness to perform his official duties” so long as answers cannot be used against them in criminal prosecution

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