Legal Opinion
Locke v. Shore
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 1, 2011No. 10-11052PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge:
The question this appeal presents is whether Florida’s license requirement for interior designers practicing in commercial settings within the state violates the United States Constitution. The district court held that the license requirement is constitutional under each of the provisions Appellants relied on to challenge it: the First Amendment, the Dormant Commerce Clause, and the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses.1 We agree and affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Florida law requires interior designers practicing in nonresidential, commercial settings within the state to…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- New York v. FerberSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by51 opinions
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