Legal Opinion
Communication Workers of America v. Ector County Hospital District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 1, 2004No. 03-50230PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
Appellee Urbano Herrera, a carpenter employed by the Ector County Hospital District (the “Hospital”), was disciplined by the Hospital after he wore a “Union Yes” lapel button in violation of the Hospital’s dress code. Herrera brought suit under § 1983, claiming that the anti-adornment provision of the dress code policy violated his First Amendment rights. The district court granted a motion for judgment as a matter of law (“JMOL”) filed jointly by intervening plaintiff Communication Workers of America (“CWA”, or the “Union”) and Herrera (collectively, “Plaintiffs”),…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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