Ex-Boston Police Officer Unable to Save Her Retaliation Lawsuit

A former Boston police officer failed to present evidence that a reasonable jury could conclude her ex-employer disclosed her discipline records with retaliatory intent, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Summary judgment in favor of the city of Boston in Jane Doe’s Title VII retaliation suit was affirmed by the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Judge Sandra L. Lynch said.

Doe worked for the Boston Police Department as an officer before being placed on leave and later re-assigned to administrative work in the wake of her accusing a fellow officer of rape. The Boston police department and ...