Legal Opinion
Velazquez v. Legal Services Corp.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 20, 2004No. 1:97-cv-00182PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
BLOCK, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.571
BACKGROUND.572
A. Present Procedural Framework.'.572
1. Velazquez .572
2. Dobbins.574
B. The As-Applied Challenges .574
DISCUSSION.580
A. The Tenth Amendment Challenge.580
1. Standing.581
2. Merits.583
B. The Facial Challenges.585
1. Conceptual Analysis .
a. The District Court’s Decision (Velazquez I) .
b. The Circuit Court’s Decision (Velazquez II).
c. The Supreme Court’s Decision (Velazquez III) .
d. The Supreme Court’s Decision in American Library Ass’n
2. Class-Action Restriction.
3. Attorney’s-Fees Restriction .
4. Solicitation…
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