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Grusendorf v. City of Oklahoma City - Significance, Tenth Circuit Finds City's Policy Reasonable, Impact, Further Readings

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Appellant

Greg Grusendorf

Appellee

City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Appellant's Claim

That city regulation which prohibited firefighter trainees from smoking both on duty and off duty violated his constitutional right to privacy.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant

Steven M. Angel

Chief Lawyer for Appellee

Diane Davis Huckins

Judges for the Court

James E. Barrett (writing for the court), Bruce S. Jenkins, Deanell Reece Tacha

Judges Dissenting

None

Place

Denver, Colorado

Date of Decision

17 April 1987

Decision

The city regulation was reasonably related to the city's legitimate interest in protecting the health and safety of its firefighters, and thus was constitutional.

Related Cases

  • Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1964).
  • Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973).
  • Kelley v. Johnson, 425 U.S. 238 (1976).

Additional Topics

Grusendorf v. City of Oklahoma City - Significance

The court's decision cleared the way for city and state governments to impose restrictions on the conduct of their employees outside of work, so long as those restrictions are related in some way to the performance of the employee's job. Particularly with respect to public safety employees, such as police officers and firefighters, the court's decision essentially approved a wide range of governme…

Grusendorf v. City of Oklahoma City - Further Readings

Grusendorf v. City of Oklahoma City - Tenth Circuit Finds City's Policy Reasonable

Grusendorf argued that the city's anti-smoking policy violated his liberty and privacy rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. He claimed, based on U.S. Supreme Court cases recognizing various privacy rights, that under the Fourteenth Amendment he has a right to be left alone in the conduct of his private life, which includes the right to smoke. The city, on the other hand, argued that its anti-smo…

Grusendorf v. City of Oklahoma City - Impact

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