Legal Opinion
Davis v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 23, 2002No. 00 CIV. 4309(SAS)PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
In the autumn of 1998, then-police officer James Davis’s name appeared on the Liberal Party “slate” for the upcoming November election. Over the next few months, Davis conducted a'minimal campaign and, on November 3, he was listed on the election ballot as the Liberal Party’s nominee for State Assembly. The next day, the New York City Police Department fired Davis for violating a law that prohibits police officers from accepting a political party’s nomination without resigning their commission. See N.Y. City Charter Ch. 49 § 1129.
Davis explained to…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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