Legal Opinion
Lanier v. City of Newton
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 18, 1987No. 86-515-CERPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This Court consented to answer the following questions certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 807 F.2d 922:
1. "Has the State of Alabama delegated its twenty-first amendment power to the municipalities to a sufficient extent to enable the City of Newton to enact Ordinance 84-1? If so, does the City of Newton Town Council have this power?"
2. "If the answers to both parts of question (1) are yes, then has the State of Alabama preempted the field of regulating what activities may occur in establishments licensed to serve liquor?"
3. "If the answer to question (2)…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Turner v. Peoples Bank of Pell CitySupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Congo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Atchley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Ex Parte CongoSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
- City of Birmingham v. WestSupreme Court of Alabama · 1938
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Randall E. Lanier v. City of Newton, Alabama, Etc., Chief of Police in His Official Capacity of the City of Newton, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Benson W. Peak v. City of Tuscaloosa.Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2011
- Alabama Recycling Ass'n v. City of MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 2009
- Gibson v. City of Alexander CitySupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
- Ranch House, Inc. v. City of AnnistonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1996
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