Burback v. Goldschmidt

This suit was brought by a Portland police officer who was suspended from duty for failure to comply with Rule 2.108 ① of the Manual of Rules and Pro cedures of the Portland Police Bureau. Rule 2.108 defines the minimum standards for personal appearance of both male and female uniformed personnel and, under the rule, plaintiff was ordered to shorten his hair, mustache and sideburns. Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s decree which denied his prayer for an injunction against enforcement of the rule and ancillary relief.

Plaintiff contends that Rule 2.108 is invalid on two grounds. First,…