Legal Opinion
Major v. Hampton
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 23, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-1634(C)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
An Internal Revenue Service agent, who was classified in the federal civil service, was, after proper notice and hearing, discharged on the basis that his actions in renting and using an apartment in New Orleans, together with three other males, for the purpose of. sexual relationships with consenting females during off-duty hours, was behavior that “tends to discredit himself or the Service.” He challenges the dismissal as violating his constitutional rights to due process of law and to privacy.
It is evident that some types of off-duty conduct may seriously…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Skinner v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Thorne v. City of El SegundoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- In Re Marriage of WellmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
- Sedule v. Capital School DistrictDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1976
- High Tech Gays v. Defense Industrial Security Clearance OfficeDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1987
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