Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Harford County v. Chesapeake B & M, Inc.

Harford County v. Chesapeake B & M, Inc., 516 U.S. 1010 (1995)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1995-12-04
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that an ordinance that prohibited adult bookstores from operating anywhere within the county until the county granted it a special exception constituted a prior restraint, as opposed to a Renton-type time, place and manner restriction
  • refusing to reconsider the propriety of a vacatur that was final when the decision in U.S. Bancorp was issued
  • under FW/PBS and its progeny, prompt judicial determination is required
  • 150 day review period unreasonably long

Citator

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C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.