LANGFORD v. CITY OF TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS

No. 72-1187.

478 F.2d 262 (1973)

Harold H. LANGFORD et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 25, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Lavey, Little Rock, Ark., for appellants.

Willis B. Smith, Jr., Texarkana, Ark., for appellees.

Before LAY, HEANEY and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

We are asked on this appeal to reverse the trial court and to hold, as a matter of law, that two employees of the City of Texarkana, Arkansas, were discharged in violation of their constitutional rights—primarily the right to associate freely with persons of all races.

The underlying facts can be simply stated. Texarkana was selected to participate in the federal government's Model Cities Program. The Community Development Department...

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