Legal Opinion
United States v. City of Pittsburg
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1981No. Nos. 79-4368, 79-4611PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge:
This appeal decides the validity of a municipal trespass ordinance that explicitly requires United States Postal letter carriers to obtain express consent from residents before crossing their lawns in the course of mail delivery. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Schwarzer, J., held the ordinance unconstitutional under the Supremacy Clause. 467 F.Supp. 1080. We affirm.
Background
On November 13, 1978, the City of Pitts-burg, California added the following provision to its criminal trespass ordinance:
No United States Postal Letter…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Perez. v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
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