INTERNATIONAL ASS'N v. CITY OF KANSAS CITY

No. 99-4171.

220 F.3d 969 (2000)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, LOCAL NO. 3808; John Tvedten, Appellees, v. CITY OF KANSAS CITY, a Municipal Corporation; Robert L. Collins, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 8, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Molly A. Elkin, Washington, DC, argued (Erick J. Genser, on the brief), for Appellees.

Galen Beaufort, Kansas City, MO, argued, for Appellants.

Before BOWMAN and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and PANNER, District Judge.


BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Local 3808 of the International Association of Firefighters and its president, John Tvedten, (collectively "the union") brought suit against the City of Kansas City and its city manager, Robert L. Collins, (collectively "Kansas City"). The union claims that Kansas City has unconstitutionally infringed the union members' First Amendment freedom of association. The union represents management-level employees...

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