Legal Opinion

Electrolert Corporation v. Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor of the District of Columbia

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided June 19, 1984No. 83-1986PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Appellants filed an action in United States District Court on September 20, 1982 challenging the constitutionality of a District of Columbia ordinance banning the sale, use, or “possession in a motor vehicle” of “any device designed to detect or counteract police radar.” D.C. Commissioner’s Order 61-2606, reprinted in D.C. Pol.Reg., Art. 25, § 16, 18 D.C.M.R. § 736 (1981). 1 After some preliminary skirmishing, the District Court granted summary judgment to appellees. We here affirm the District Court’s order.

I. Background

Appellants include a manufacturer and a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  3. Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. City of Philadelphia v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  2. Milton S. Kronheim & Company, Inc. v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  3. District of Columbia v. Beretta, U.S.A., Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. Quality Brands, Inc. v. BarryDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1989
  5. Milton S. Kronheim & Co. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1995

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