Legal Opinion
International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. Hays
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided September 8, 1977No. 76-1938-CIV-JLKPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES LAWRENCE KING, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201-02. The plaintiffs seek to have Florida Department of Transportation [DOT] Regulation 14-61.06 1 declared unconstitutional and to enjoin its enforcement. They allege that it is a standardless licensing law which is unconstitutional on its face, and as construed and applied to their distribution of religious literature and solicitations of donations on certain portions of rest stops located on the Florida Sunshine…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Heffron v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Southern New Jersey Newspapers, Inc. v. StateDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1982
- United States v. SilbermanDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1979
- International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. BowenDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1978
- Walker v. WegnerDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1979
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