Firefighter Residency Requirement Held Constitutional
City firefighters brought suit challenging the constitutionality of their employer city’s residency requirement. The district court dismissed the action. On appeal, the 6th Circuit affirmed, holding that: 1) the firefighter’s “right to travel claim” failed as prior cases had rejected such challenges; 2) under existing Supreme Court precedent, a facial equal protection challenge failed; and 3) for purposes of an as-applied equal protection challenge, it was rational for the city to treat fire fighters differently from other city employees;
Association v. City of Cleveland
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals’ jurisdiction includes Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.