Legal Opinion
Venuti v. Riordan
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 17, 1981No. Civ. A. 79-1637-CPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAFFREY, Chief Judge.
This action challenges the constitutionality of §§ 183A and 183C of Chapter 140, Massachusetts General Laws. The plaintiffs, a Massachusetts corporation and its principal individual shareholder, bring the case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seek declaratory and injunctive relief (28 U.S.C. §§ 2201-2202). They base jurisdiction for their claim on 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). The licensing authority for the City of Worcester, the Worcester License Commission, and the City’s principal law enforcement official, the Police Chief, are the defendants. The case is before the Court on…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Zwickler v. KootaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Shuttlesworth v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. ConradSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Caswell v. Licensing Commission for BrocktonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Justice v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'nDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1983
- Anthony T. Venuti, Jr. v. Joseph W. Riordan, Anthony T. Venuti, Jr. v. Joseph W. RiordanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Black Rose, Inc. v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Riana Buffin v. City & County of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2022
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