Legal Opinion
New England Accessories Trade Ass'n v. City of Nashua
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 24, 1982No. Nos. 80-1822, 81-1668PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Appellants, who are the same in both cases,1 appeal two decisions of the district court upholding the constitutionality of the drug paraphernalia ordinance of the City of Nashua, New Hampshire, and New Hampshire’s drug paraphernalia statute. Although the cases were heard and decided separately, they are identical in many respects. The complaints in both cases allege that the action arises under the first, fourth, eighth, and fourteenth amendments. Each complaint states, “Plaintiffs seek prospective relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.” And, in both cases, plaintiffs sought…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Washington Mercantile Association, a Washington Nonprofit Corporation v. Donald H. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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