Legal Opinion
Tommy Thompson v. Honorable Harry K. Gallagher, Mayor for the City of Plaquemine, Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1974No. 73-1415PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
Tommy Thompson served in the United States Army for 22 months before being discharged under other than honorable conditions on May 14, 1970. He went to work for the City of Plaque-mine, Louisiana, on December 16,1971, as custodian at the city diesel plant. Five weeks later, the city council passed the following ordinance:
Resolved, that any person employed by the City of Plaquemine or by the Emergency Employment Act, if said person is a veteran, must have an Honorable Discharge and must be a man of good character.
The day after the ordinance was passed, the City…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Pugh v. LockeDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1976
- Laaman v. HelgemoeDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1977
- Hunter v. Port Authority of Allegheny CountySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- David Delahoussaye v. City of New IberiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Jack Thompson v. Ray D. Bass, Etc., Dan H. Turner, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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