Wojcik v. Massachusettts State Lottery Commission

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• recognizing that a collective-bargaining agreement gives rise to a property interest in continued employment under Massachusetts law
• recognizing that a collective- bargaining agreement gives rise to a property interest in continued employment under Massachusetts law
• stating that the fact that the governor could reject choice for director of the Lottery Commission indicated that the Commission was an arm of the state
• stating that a state’s immunity from suit “extends to any entity that is an arm of the state” (internal quotations omitted)
• stating that a state’s immunity from suit “extends to any entity that is an arm of the state” (internal quotations omitted)
• noting that the governor had power of approval over the Lottery Com- mission’s director and power of appointment over the Com- mission’s governing officials

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