Flanigan's Enterprises, Inc. of Georgia v. Fulton County’s Empirical Analysis
242 F.3d 976 · 2001
Citation profile
44 federal appellate · 5 district · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on United States v. O'Brien · Ward v. Rock Against Racism · Fw/pbs Inc II v. City of Dallas Mjr Inc · City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc. · Texas v. Johnson
Most-quoted passages
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“fail[s] to elaborate or provide any citation of authority in support”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“unreasonable for Defendants to rely on outdated, foreign studies concerning secondary effects when the county's own current, empirical data conclusively demonstrated that such studies were not relevant to local conditions,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“where the right to free speech is at issue, the government bears the burden of showing that the articulated concern has more than merely speculative factual grounds, and that it actually was a motivating factor”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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