Legal Opinion
Eclipse Enterprises, Inc. v. Gulotta
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 26, 1996No. CV 92-3416 (ADS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPATT, District Judge:
This lawsuit addresses the constitutionality of Nassau County Local Law No. 11-1992 (“Local Law 11-1992”) which provides that selling trading cards to minors which depict a “heinous crime, an element of a heinous crime, or a heinous criminal and which is harmful to minors” is a Class A misdemean- or. According to the plaintiffs Eclipse Enterprises, Inc., doing business as Eclipse Comics, (“Eclipse”), and Wantagh Distributors, Inc., doing business as Collectors Comics (“Comics,” collectively the “plaintiffs”), Local Law 11-1992 violates their free speech, due process and…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Nassau County Employee "L" v. County of NassauDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2004
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- Eclipse Enterprises, Inc. v. GulottaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- Eclipse Enterprises, Inc. v. Thomas GulottaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997