Legal Opinion
Marshall v. District Unemployment Compensation Board
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 29, 1977No. 9676PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REILLY,. Chief Judge, Retired:
Petitioner was discharged from his employment as a probationary police officer for refusing to trim his hair and shave his beard in conformity with the regulations1 of the Metropolitan Police Department after being told to comply with such provisions by a supervisory official. This case is before us on his petition for review of a *431District Unemployment Compensation Board decision disqualifying him from unemployment benefits for seven weeks.2 Petitioner contends that because he took a private religious vow not to cut his hair or whiskers, his dismissal from the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. HardisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Kelley v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Flood v. KuhnSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gerald Brent Fagan v. National Cash Register CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Curtis C. Flood v. Bowie K. KuhnCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Williams v. District Unemployment Compensation BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Keep v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Turcios v. United States Services IndustriesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Dyer v. District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Western Dairymen Cooperative, Inc. v. Board of Review of the Industrial CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1984
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