Legal Opinion

Community Communications Co. v. City of Boulder

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 13, 1982No. 80-1350PublishedCited by 375 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan

The question presented in this case, in which the District Court for the District of Colorado granted preliminary in-junctive relief, is whether a “home rule” municipality, granted by the state constitution extensive powers of self-government in local and municipal matters, enjoys the “state action” exemption from Sherman Act liability announced in Parker v. Brown, 317 U. S. 341 (1943).

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Respondent city of Boulder is organized as a “home rule” municipality under the Constitution of the State of Colorado.1 The city is thus entitled to exercise “the full right of self-government in both local…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Goldfarb v. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Bates v. State Bar of ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. National Society of Professional Engineers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by375 opinions

  1. Tal v. HoganCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
  2. City of Columbia v. Omni Outdoor Advertising, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Union Labor Life Insurance v. PirenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Town of Hallie v. City of Eau ClaireSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983

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