United States Fourth Circuit

In an unlawful termination action involving the right to display the Confederate battle flag at work, the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear the case.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/02/2003
• Decided 05/25/2004
• Published 05/25/2004

Judges

• Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, and WIDENER, WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, MICHAEL, MOTZ, TRAXLER, KING, GREGORY, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Samuel Wilson Howell, IV, Howell & Linkous, L.L.C., Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellant.  J. Thomas Kilpatrick, Alston & Bird, L.L.P., Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Alan B. Linkous, Howell & Linkous, L.L.C., Charleston, South Carolina;  Mikell R. Scarborough, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellant.  Christopher S. Enloe, Alston & Bird, L.L.P., Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellee.  Ann Elizabeth Reesman, Rae T. Vann, McGuiness, Norris & Williams, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.