Legal Opinion
Paula-Beth Lashley Maher, Administratrix of the Succession of Morris G. Maher v. The City of New Orleans
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1975No. 74-2022PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, Circuit Judge:
The issues posed in the case at hand, although they concern a municipal ordinance, nevertheless carry implications of nationwide import.
Plaintiff Maher, on the basis of the Fifth Amendment, assails an ordinance of the City of New Orleans that regulates the preservation and maintenance of buildings in the historic Vieux Carré section of that city, 1 popularly known as the French Quarter. Maher asserts that, on its face, the Vieux Carré Ordinance affronts the due process clause, because it provides no objective criteria to guide the Commission charged with its…
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