Legal Opinion
Rose Mary Knick v. Township of Scott
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 6, 2017No. 16-3587PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SMITH, Chief Judge.
On December 20, 2012, the Township of Scott in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania enacted an ordinance regulating cemeteries. The ordinance authorizes officials to enter upon any property within the Township to determine the existence and location of any cemetery. The ordinance also compels property owners to hold their private cemeteries open to the public during daylight hours. The plaintiff, Rose Mary Knick, challenges the ordinance on two grounds. First, Knick argues that the ordinance authorizes unrestrained searches of private property in violation of the Fourth…
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