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· 1/13/2006

Qwest Corp. v. City of Surprise

Citations

  • 434 F.3d 1176
  • 37 Communications Reg. (P&F) 851
  • 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 817
  • 2006 WL 223711

How courts have described this case

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  • cities’ enactment of new ordinances after plaintiff filed action arguing that previous ordinances were preempted by federal law sufficient to render plaintiff’s claims moot
  • “[A] government does not ordinarily benefit the general public when it acts in a proprietary capacity.”
  • “When the first two Bidart factors are not dispositive, courts emphasize the third factor—the way in which the revenue is ultimately spent.”

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