Legal Opinion
Hickman v. City of Dallas
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided August 24, 1979No. Civ. A. 3-79-0222-HPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SANDERS, District Judge.
Plaintiff D. M. Hickman, a Dallas Police Officer, sues Defendants City of Dallas (“Dallas”) and Chief, Dallas Police Department, to declare unconstitutional a provi sion of the Dallas City Charter, a Personnel Rule and Police Department regulation, which' prohibit a City of Dallas employee from campaigning for or holding elected public office(1) within Dallas County; or(2) in another county within the state having contractual relations with the City, direct or indirect; or(3) which would conflict with the employee’s position as an employee of the City.
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bullock v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Richard Wachsman v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Bolin v. State, Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Stone v. City of Wichita FallsDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1979
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