Legal Opinion
Brandt v. VILLAGE OF WINNETKA, ILL.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 2010No. 09-3709PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
In 1996 William A. Brandt, Jr., held a fundraising event for President Clinton at his house in Winnetka, Illinois. The Secret Service asked Winnetka to provide assistance to enhance the President’s security. The expense of complying with that request led the Village to enact in 2000 an ordinance requiring people whose events occasion the need for such services to bear their costs. Chapter 5.66 of the Winnetka Code imposes on the events’ sponsors the cost of all “special services,” such as extra police, closing streets, and rerouting traffic. The ordinance has…
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