Legal Opinion
Dover News, Inc. v. City of Dover
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 30, 1977No. 7879PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an action seeking to enjoin enforcement of an ordinance of the city of Dover regulating the display of adult books and magazines. Plaintiff’s request for a temporary injunction was denied by Mullavey, J., and the case was transferred without ruling on the constitutionality of the ordinance.
Plaintiff is a New Hampshire corporation that sells books, periodicals, newspapers, and other items to the general public in Dover, its principal place of business. In March of 1977, the city enacted Ordinance #8-77 which regulates the display of adult books and magazines, defined in the ordinance…
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- Goodrow v. PerrinSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
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