Legal Opinion
Janet Scott-Harris v. City of Fall River, Janet Scott-Harris v. City of Fall River
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 9, 1998No. 95-1950 to 95-1952 and 95-2100PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Although America began with the vision of a city on a hill, not every American has shared a sense of optimism about our nation’s municipalities. Indeed, one of the most illustrious of the Framers regarded great cities as “pestilential to the morals, the health, [and] the liberties of man.” Christopher Tunnard, The City of Man 34 (1970) (quoting Thomas Jefferson).
In this vein, American legal institutions have begun over time to view cities with a certain constitutionally based suspicion. Thus, in Monell v. New York City Dep’t of Social Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 691, 98 S.Ct.…
2Cases cited64 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Bogan v. Scott-HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Cine SK8, Inc. v. Town of HenriettaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
- Karen Romano v. U-Haul International, U-Haul Company of Maine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- Rodriguez-Torres v. Caribbean Forms Manufacturer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Bass v. United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
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