Legal Opinion
Chapin v. Town of Southampton
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 3, 1978No. 78 C 1665PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PRATT, District Judge.
Plaintiffs sue on constitutional grounds for declaratory and injunctive relief against Southampton Town Ordinances 1 and 34 which respectively prohibit (1) nudity on “beach areas and in adjacent waters”; and (2) “public bathing” without “suitable bathing dress or covering”. Plaintiffs move for a preliminary injunction. However, since there are no substantial questions of fact, the court has ordered that trial of the action on the merits be advanced and consolidated with the hearing of this application for a preliminary injunction. FRCP 65(a)(2). On…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Parker v. LevySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Craft v. HodelDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1988
- South Florida Free Beaches, Inc. v. City of MiamiCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- State v. VogtNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2001
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