Legal Opinion
Otten v. Schicker
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1981No. 80-1710PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri upholding a St. Louis Police Department regulation .that prohibits employees of the Department from running for elective public office. We affirm the judgment of the district court, 492 F.Supp. 455.
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On April 21, 1980, Walter Otten, a commissioned member of the St. Louis Police Department assigned to the Ninth Police District, filed for nomination on the Democratic ticket for the office of Missouri State Senator in the Third Senatorial District. A portion of the…
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