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Federal Courts—Rx For Federal Anticipatory Relief In State Criminal Proceedings—Steffel V. Thompson, 415 U.S. 452 (1974), Bobbe Jean Ellis
Federal Courts—Rx For Federal Anticipatory Relief In State Criminal Proceedings—Steffel V. Thompson, 415 U.S. 452 (1974), Bobbe Jean Ellis
Washington Law Review
In the fall of 1970, plaintiff Richard Steffel participated in the distribution of anti-war leaflets at a shopping center in De Kalb, Georgia. Under threat of arrest from police officers who had been summoned by the shopping center management, he and his companions dispersed. Two days later, however, Steffel and Sandra Lee Becker, another member of the group, returned to the center and resumed handbilling. Police again threatened them with arrest. Although Steffel departed, his companion Becker remained. The police arrested her for criminal trespass. Steffel subsequently invoked the Civil Rights Act and sought a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief …
State Constitution—Debt Limitations—Municipality's Issuance Of Revenue Bonds To Finance Private Pollution Control Facilities Violates State Constitution—Port Of Longview V. Taxpayers Of Port Of Longview, 84 Wn. 2d 475, 527 P.2d 263 (1974), Leslie A. Powers
Washington Law Review
This note will initially describe the federal scheme encouraging the issuance of tax-free municipal bonds, state constitutional prohibitions against the lending of public monies or credit generally, and particular Washington constitutional provisions and their treatment by the Washington court prior to Port of Longview. Second, the note will analyze the court's reasoning in Port of Longview with respect to revenue bond financing and the constitutional lending of credit provisions. Third, the note will identify and discuss the policy considerations at issue in the case. Fourth, the note will consider the scope of the holding in Port of Longview and examine …
Constitutional Law—Zoning For Single-"Family" Dwellings Is Not Denial Of Equal Protection To Unrelated Persons—Village Of Belle Terre V. Boraas, 416 U.S. 1 (1974), Albert G. Marquis
Constitutional Law—Zoning For Single-"Family" Dwellings Is Not Denial Of Equal Protection To Unrelated Persons—Village Of Belle Terre V. Boraas, 416 U.S. 1 (1974), Albert G. Marquis
Washington Law Review
Six unrelated persons resided in a single dwelling in Belle Terre, New York, in violation of the Village's zoning ordinance. The village is zoned exclusively for one-family dwellings; "family" is defined by the ordinance as: One or more persons related by blood, adoption or marriage, living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit [or] a number of persons but not exceeding two (2) living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit though not related by blood, adoption, or marriage shall be deemed to constitute a family. The lessors of the residence were served with notice that failure of …