Legal Opinion
Booth v. State of MD
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 30, 2003No. 02-1657PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge LUTTIG and Judge KING joined.
OPINION
TRAXLER, Circuit Judge:
Jonathan F. Booth, a uniformed correctional officer employed by the State of Maryland, filed this action against the State and five of its employees after he was subjected to disciplinary action for wearing his hair in dreadlocks in violation of his employer’s dress code and grooming policy. Booth alleged religious and racial discrimination, in violation of 42 U.S.C.A. § 1981 (West 1994) and 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West…
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