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· 12/12/2005

Medeiros v. Atlantic States Mari

Citations

  • 431 F.3d 25
  • 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 27093
  • 2005 WL 3359708

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  • explaining that, under rational basis review, the proponent of legislation does not need “to support [its reasons for enacting it] with empirical evidence”
  • hesitating to disregard Tennessee Electric because doing so might induce a “substantial increase in ... litigation before the federal courts”
  • collecting and discussing cases reaching conflicting conclusions with respect to Tenth Amendment standing
  • noting also that New York never actually dealt with the question of standing
  • collecting and discussing cases reaching conflicting conclusions with respect to Tenth Amendment standing
  • “The right to ‘make a living’ is not a ‘fundamental right,’ for either equal protection or substantive due process purposes.”

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Judges: Boudin, Campbell, Cyr

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