Legal Opinion
Black v. Rizzo
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 8, 1973No. Civ. A. 72-1781PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
HANNUM, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a uniformed fireman of the City of Philadelphia, challenges his suspension and dismissal from the Philadelphia Fire Department on the grounds that the Fire Department Personal Appearance Regulation 1 is unconstitutional on its face and as applied to him. Plaintiff claims that the regulation impermissibly interferes with his right to wear his hair in a manner, style and length which he chooses, as guaranteed by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and his right of freedom of expression, as guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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