Legal Opinion

Charles Whiting, Iii, and Eric Anderson v. Town of Westerly and Mark Champlin

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided August 9, 1991No. 90-1757PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs, Charles Whiting and Eric Anderson represent a certified class consisting of individuals arrested pursuant to two ordinances enacted by the Town of Westerly, one banning sleeping in a motor vehicle either in public or on the private property of another, the other banning sleeping outdoors in public or on the private property of another. The district court ruled in favor of the Town of Westerly, finding that neither the ordinances themselves nor the means of enforcement violated the United States Constitution. Plaintiffs appeal from the judgment…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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  3. Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by45 opinions

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