Legal Opinion
H & L MESSENGERS, INC. v. City of Brentwood
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided February 12, 1979PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HENRY, Chief Justice.
This declaratory judgment action, filed pursuant to § 23-1101, T.C.A. and Rule 65, Tenn.R.Civ.P., attacks the constitutionality of an ordinance of the City of Brentwood, on the single basis that it contravenes the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
The Chancellor, whose action is more fully set out hereinafter, declared the ordinance valid, after eliding certain portions he considered unconstitutional.
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Background
The City of Brentwood, located in the extreme northern portion of Williamson County, has a population of approximately 8,000 persons,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Boles v. City of ChattanoogaCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
- State v. Smoky Mountain Secrets, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1996
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