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Four named to anti-discrimination panels Governor Deval Patrick has named new members to the state's chief civil rights agency and to a key advisory panel. Malcolm Medley joins the three-member Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, which hears complaints alleging bias. Medley is a Boston lawyer whose practice focuses on cases involving discrimination based on race, age, disability, and ethnicity. He also worked as a lawyer for the Boston School Department from 1993 to 2000, advising in cases involving discrimination, student assignment criteria, and court orders on desegregation and staffing. Patrick also appointed Thomas Gallitano, Albert Toney, and Tani Sapirstein to an advisory board that works with the commission. (AP)
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