Johnson v. County of Los Angeles Fire Department
United States District Court for the Central District of California
865 F. Supp. 1430 (1994)
- Written by Darius Dehghan, JD
Facts
The County of Los Angeles Fire Department (the department) (defendant) enacted a policy that prohibited employees from reading sexually explicit magazines like Playboy in the workplace. The policy was motivated by a concern that male employees would entertain sexually degrading thoughts while reading Playboy. Captain Steven Johnson (plaintiff), an employee of the department, filed suit, contending that the policy violated the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The department argued that the policy was necessary to protect female employees from a sexually hostile workplace under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). The district court took the matter under advisement.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Wilson, J.)
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