Legal Opinion
Fred B. Shelton Iii, and John Paul Jones, Cross v. City of College Station, Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1986No. 83-2765PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
We have long insisted that review of municipal zoning is within the domain of the states, the business of their own legislatures, agencies, and judiciaries, and should seldom be the concern of federal courts. A person disappointed with a zoning decision ordinarily can interest the federal courts only in a substantial claim that the state has deprived him of a property right without due process of law. In the absence of invidious discrimination, suspect classifying criteria, or infringement of fundamental interests, our review of these quasi-legislative…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by161 opinions
- Sameric Corporation Of Delaware, Inc. v. City Of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Brady v. Town of ColchesterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Zahra v. Town Of SoutholdCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Paul Natale Wendy Natale Jarrod Natale v. Town of Ridgefield Ridgefield Planning and Zoning CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Coniston Corporation v. Village of Hoffman EstatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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