Legal Opinion

Niang v. Carroll

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 11, 2018No. 16-3968PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Missouri statutes require African-style hair braiders to be licensed as barbers or cosmetologists. Ndioba “Joba” Niang and Tameka Stigers challenge this requirement under the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court1 granted summary judgment for the State. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

African-style hair braiders are required to have a license to work for pay in Missouri. §§ 328.020, 329.030 RSMo 2016. License candidates must (1) complete a costly and time-intensive training course— 1,000-hours for barbering and 1,500-hours for…

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