AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASS'N, INC. v. Webb
District Court, N.D. Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
SHOOB, District Judge.
This order will resolve the sole remaining issue in plaintiffs’ challenge to O.C.G.A. §§ 16-12-102 — 16-12-104 (the “Act”). By order dated September 26, 1986, the Court declared unconstitutional the Act’s display provision and the library exception. 643 F.Supp. 1546. Throughout the course of this case, plaintiffs have maintained that, if any portion of the Act is unconstitutional, the entire Act must fall. Addressing this issue in its previous order, the Court stated the following:
The Georgia legislature has ... created a general presumption of severability.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Davis v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- American Booksellers Ass'n, Inc. v. WebbDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1986
- Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co. v. OdomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
3Cited by2 opinions
- American Booksellers v. James WebbCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- American Booksellers v. James WebbCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990