· 5/30/2007
Houston Chronicle Publishing Co. v. City of League City
Citations
- 488 F.3d 613
- 2007 WL 1544645
How courts have described this case
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- holding that petitioners had standing to mount facial and as-applied pre-enforcement challenge where petitioners showed “imminent future prosecution if the City is not enjoined”
- noting that the fact that the challenged law was applied only against the plaintiffs counseled against vacating the injunction
- finding sufficient narrow tailoring in a facial case where the Ordinance only prohibited roadway solicitation at certain high-traffic intersections
- city ordinance restricting the solicitation or distribution of any material to the occupant of a vehicle stopped at a traffic light served government’s compelling interest in public safety
- “It goes without saying that disputes concerning repealed legislation are generally moot.”
- “It goes without saying that disputes concerning repealed legislation are generally moot.”
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Judges: Jones, Wiener, Barksdale
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