Legal Opinion
Sign Supplies of Texas, Inc. v. McConn
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided July 13, 1981No. Civ. A. H-80-1713PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CIRE, District Judge.
This is an action for permanent injunc-tive relief against the enforcement of Houston City Ordinances 80-351, 80-945, and 80-984, hereinafter collectively referred to as the ordinance or the sign ordinance. Plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of the ordinance on First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment grounds and also on the basis of Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution. The City of Houston defends its ordinance as being a valid exercise of its police power and reasonably related to the furtherance of significant…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by9 opinions
- City of Houston v. Harris County Outdoor Advertising Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
- City of Webster v. Signad, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1984
- Eastern Bergen County Board of Realtors, Inc. v. Borough of Fort LeeDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1989
- Purnell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1996
- Attorney General Opinion No., Kansas Attorney General Reports1996
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