Legal Opinion
Barghout v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 30, 1993No. Civ. L-91-141PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LEGG, District Judge.
This case concerns the constitutionality of a Baltimore City (“City”) ordinance designed to prevent the intentional mislabelling of kosher foods. The goal of protecting the City’s consumers from fraud is commendable, reasonable, and important. Purchasers of ko sher food should be able to rely on vendors’ representations that food labelled “kosher” is indeed kosher. Unfortunately, this particular ordinance violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
Although the challenged ordinance violates the First Amendment in…
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Barghout v. Bureau of Kosher Meat & Food ControlCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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