Legal Opinion
High Ol' Times, Inc. v. George Busbee, Governor of Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1980No. 78-2192PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
This appeal 1 arises from a multifarious challenge to the constitutionality of two newly-enacted Georgia statutes which purport to proscribe the sale, exchange or offer of so-called drug paraphernalia. Appellants’ motion for a temporary restraining order was denied and the district court abstained from reviewing the statutes, finding that an authoritative interpretation by the Georgia Supreme Court might clarify any vagueness and render constitutional adjudication unnecessary. In so doing, the court abused its discretion; we therefore reverse and remand with directions…
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- Poe v. UllmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- Elizabeth B. Duncan v. David B. PoythressCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Madalyn Murray O'Hair and Society of Separationists, Inc. v. Mark WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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- High Ol' Times, Inc. v. BusbeeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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