United States Fourth Circuit

Plaintiff's appeal of order denying preliminary injunction is reversed, as he satisfied the test governing preliminary injunctions with regard to his claims that the challenged portion of the school's dress code is both unconstitutionally overbroad and vague.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/01/2003
• Published 12/01/2003

Judges

• Before WILLIAMS and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED: Daniel Mark Zavadil, National Rifle Association Of America, Fairfax, Virginia, for Appellant.  Mary Ellen McGowan, Siciliano, Ellis, Dyer & Boccarosse, Fairfax, Virginia, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF: Kirk D. Lyons, Southern Legal Resource Center, Inc., Black Mountain, North Carolina, for Amicus Curiae Center.  David B. Kopel, Independence Institute, Golden, Colorado, for Amicus Curiae Institute.   Bradley J. Shafer, Shafer & Associates, P.C., Lansing, Michigan, for Amicus Curiae Lawyers Association.  James H. Warner, Individual Rights Foundation, Rohrersville, Maryland;  Manuel S. Klausner, Individual Rights Foundation, Los Angeles, California, for Amicus Curiae Foundation.   Rebecca K. Glenberg, American Civil Liberties Union Of Virginia Foundation, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, for Amicus Curiae ACLU. Jerry W. Kilgore, Attorney General, William H. Hurd, Solicitor, Maureen R. Matsen, Deputy State Solicitor, William E. Thro, Deputy State Solicitor, Office Of The Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Amicus Curiae Commonwealth.   D. Patrick Lacy, Jr., Kelly C. Horan, Reed Smith, L.L.P., Richmond, Virginia;  Julie K. Underwood, National School Boards Association, Alexandria, Virginia, for Amici Curiae School Boards Associations.