Legal Opinion
Lodge No. 5 of the Fraternal Order of Police v. City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 18, 2014No. 13-1516PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.
In 1951, the Philadelphia City Council enacted a Home Rule Charter which, informed by Philadelphia’s history of political patronage, restricted certain political activities by city employees. In this appeal we must decide whether one such restriction, which prevents members of the Philadelphia Police Department from making contributions to their union’s political action committee, violates the First Amendment. We hold that it does.
I
A
Appellant Lodge No. 5 of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) is an incorporated collective bargaining organization that represents…
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