Appellants' Brief: Mica England vs. The City of Dallas and Mack Vines, Chief of Police (open access)

Appellants' Brief: Mica England vs. The City of Dallas and Mack Vines, Chief of Police

Appellants' brief from the anti-discrimination lawsuit, England vs. The City of Dallas, Mack Vines, and the State of Texas.
Date: June 23, 1992
Creator: Hopkins, Craig
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oologah Grad Becomes Reluctant Gay-Rights Champion (open access)

Oologah Grad Becomes Reluctant Gay-Rights Champion

Newspaper article about Mica England who filed a lawsuit against the Dallas Police Department after they refused to hire her because she was a lesbian and admitted to having broken Texas Penal Code §21.06, which made sexual acts between same sex couples a misdemeanor.
Date: April 26, 1992
Creator: McDonald, Mark
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Mica England at Dallas City Hall]

Photograph of Mica England when she spoke in front of the Dallas City Council in January 1992 about discriminatory hiring practices at the Dallas Police Department.
Date: January 23, 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Mica England stands in front of Dallas City Hall]

Photograph of Mica England standing in front of Dallas City Hall on the occasion of speaking in front of the Dallas City Council in January 1992 about discriminatory hiring practices at the Dallas Police Department. England is wearing a black dress and has her arms crossed.
Date: January 23, 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mica Stands Up - and Pays the Price (open access)

Mica Stands Up - and Pays the Price

Newspaper article about Mica England who filed a lawsuit against the Dallas Police Department after they refused to hire her because she was a lesbian and admitted to having broken Texas Penal Code §21.06, which made sexual acts between same sex couples a misdemeanor.
Date: May 4, 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
Order and Final Judgment: Mica England, Plantiff v. The State of Texas, The City of Dallas, and Mack Vines, Chief of Police of the City of Dallas, Defendants (open access)

Order and Final Judgment: Mica England, Plantiff v. The State of Texas, The City of Dallas, and Mack Vines, Chief of Police of the City of Dallas, Defendants

Final order and judgment in England v. The City of Dallas, Mack Vines, and the State of Texas.
Date: February 8, 1992
Creator: Fuller, Lawrence
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
Judge Overturns Dallas Police Ban on Homosexuals (open access)

Judge Overturns Dallas Police Ban on Homosexuals

Newspaper article about the final judgment in England v. The City of Dallas, Mack Vines, and the State of Texas. The article explains that District Judge Larry Fuller ruled that Texas Penal Code §21.06 was unenforceable as a condition of employment with the Dallas Police Department (DPD) and enjoined the DPD to stop discriminating against homosexual applicants.
Date: February 4, 1992
Creator: Drago, Mike
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library