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News & Sun-Sentinel Co. v. Board of County Commissioners

District Court, S.D. Florida

Decided June 30, 1987No. 86-7015-CIVPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROETTGER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs have challenged Broward County Ordinance No. 86-36 (“Ordinance 86-36” or “Ordinance”) as being facially violative of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Ordinance 86-36 1 makes it a criminal misdemeanor to publish, in any publication distributed primarily in Bro-ward County (Fort Lauderdale and environs), an advertisement relating to contracting services which are regulated by the County or the State of Florida, unless the advertisement includes the contractor’s State or County certificate of competency number, or the publisher obtains an…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. New York Times Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Bates v. State Bar of ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Ragin v. the New York Times Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1989

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