Legal Opinion

Jacobsen v. Lambers

District Court, D. Kansas

Decided May 9, 1995No. Civ. A. 94-2440-KHVPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

VRATIL, District Judge.

Plaintiff Harlan L. Jacobsen edits and publishes a singles newspaper called Solo RFD. After the City of Ottawa, Kansas, seized his newsrack, arrested him, and charged him with the crime of distributing newspapers without a license, Jacobsen filed suit for declaratory and injunctive relief and damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Jacobsen claims that the city ordinance under which he has been prosecuted, and his property seized, is unconstitutional. More specifically, Jacobsen claims that Ordinance No. 3103-94 violates his rights under the First Amendment…

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