Legal Opinion
Young v. Coder
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 17, 1972No. Civ. 72-108PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MUIR, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION.
This action was brought under Section 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871 (42 U. S.C. § 1983) alleging that the defendant, Mayor of the City of Williamsport, summarily dismissed plaintiff from his position as Assistant Superintendent of Flood Control for the City of Williams-port because plaintiff was a registered elector of the Democratic Party, thus violating plaintiff’s First Amendment rights of freedom of association and expression, and his right to due process of law guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The…
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- Gibbs v. BuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- William J. Bauers, Jr. v. Herbert T. Heisel, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Nunnery v. BarberCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
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