Legal Opinion
City of Charleston v. a Fisherman's Best, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 6, 2002No. 99-1991PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Senior Judge GODBOLD wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge MOTZ joined. Judge LUTTIG wrote a dissenting opinion.
*159OPINION
GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge.
I. Background
This appeal concerns whether federal law preempts a resolution of the City Council of the City of Charleston, South Carolina enacted July 21, 1998, relating to its Maritime Center docks. The resolution included these prohibitions, which we have numbered for convenience:
[Par. 1]: “the use of the Charleston Maritime Center and its appurtenant facilities is hereby prohibited to fishing…
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- City Of Charleston, South Carolina v. A Fisherman's Best, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002