Ashley v. City of Macon

Fifth Circuit

Ashley v. City of Macon

505 F.2d 868, 9 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 9856

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit·Decided January 2, 1975·No. No. 74-1602·Published·Cited by 2 cases

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Appellants attack as unconstitutional the regulations of the City of Macon, Georgia, Police Department limiting the length of hair of male police officers and prohibiting long sideburns, mous-taches and beards. The district court, relying on Stradley v. Andersen, 8 Cir. 1973, 478 F.2d 188, upheld the regulations. We agree with the rationale of Stradley and affirm. See Yarbrough v. City of Jacksonville, M.D.Fla., 1973, 363 F.Supp. 1176, aff’d per curiam without opinion, 5 Cir. 1974, 504 F.2d 759.

Affirmed.

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PER CURIAM:

Appellants attack as unconstitutional the regulations of the City of Macon, Georgia, Police Department limiting the length of hair of male police officers and prohibiting long sideburns, mous-taches and beards. The district court, relying on Stradley v. Andersen, 8 Cir. 1973, 478 F.2d 188, upheld the regulations. We agree with the rationale of Stradley and affirm. See Yarbrough v. City of Jacksonville, M.D.Fla., 1973, 363 F.Supp. 1176, aff’d per curiam without opinion, 5 Cir. 1974, 504 F.2d 759.

Affirmed.

Ashley v. City of Macon, 505 F.2d 868, 9 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 9856 (5th Cir. 1975).

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