Legal Opinion

Edward Arceneaux v. David C. Treen, Individually and in His Capacity as Governor of the State of Louisiana

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 22, 1982No. 80-3897PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal grows out of a class action for declaratory and injunctive relief against enforcement of certain provisions of Louisiana’s Dual Office Holding and Dual Employment Law, Act No. 700 of 1979, La.Rev. Stat.Ann. 42:61-66 (West Supp. 1981). The Act’s prohibitions on dual public employment are set forth in La.Rev.Stat. 42:6s.1 More specifically, subsections A and E of section 63 were challenged as violative of the Louisiana Constitution and of the equal protection, due process, and contract clauses of the United States Constitution. Section 63A forbids state or local…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Jimmy Lee Gray v. Eddie Lucas, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  2. Hilliard v. FergusonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. 35 Fair empl.prac.cas. 697, 35 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 34,582 Henry Irby, Cross-Appellees v. Mike Sullivan, Jr., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  4. Brennan v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  5. Brennan v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988

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