Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Environmental Improvement Agency v. Albuquerque Publishing Co.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided October 26, 1977No. 11344PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EASLEY, Justice.
The issue of whether state and federal agencies are empowered to conduct non-consensual inspections of business premises for health and safety purposes without search warrants has generated a vast amount of recent litigation in state and federal courts. The matter is now before the United States Supreme Court. Barlow’s, Inc. v. Usery, 424 F.Supp. 437 (D.Idaho 1977) (three judge court), appeal docketed sub nom. Marshall v. Barlow’s, Inc., 430 U.S 964, 97 S.Ct. 1642, 52 L.Ed.2d 354 (1977).
Another lengthy analysis here of the legislative background and the various…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Barlow's, Inc. v. UseryDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 1977
- Dunlop v. Hertzler Enterprises, Inc.District Court, D. New Mexico · 1976
- Usery v. Centrif-Air MacHine Co., Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1977
3Cited by13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LipomiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Hosto v. BrickellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
- State v. MontoyaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1993
- Sanchez v. Attorney GeneralNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
- State v. GalioNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1978
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