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In the 1970s, Kansas City began providing free waste collection to single-family residences. Owners of other residences excluded from free collection sued to challenge the constitutionality of the ordinance. They ultimately settled with the city, which agreed to either provide ...

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Plaintiff sued to challenge defendant’s city ordinance, which required at least 50 percent of a residential yard to contain turf grass. The district court dismissed the suit, finding that plaintiff failed to show the ordinance violated due process or the ...

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Where appellant, who was found guilty after a bench trial of violating four municipal traffic ordinances, challenged the identifications of him made by officers, the appellant’s complaints ignored the relevant standard of review, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is ...

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  Defendant sought declaratory and injunctive relief from a municipal ordinance banning ownership of pit bulls. The district court dismissed defendant’s claims for lack of standing because she did not currently own a banned dog or reside in the municipality, ...

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(1)Where a city paid trash-rebate payments to the owners and managers of multi-unit buildings and trailer parks for more than 30 years, and these plaintiffs challenged the elimination of the rebate program from the city’s budget, the plaintiffs had standing ...

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King v. City of Crestwood (MLW No. 71987/Case No. 16-4560 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)

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Tracfone Wireless, Inc. v. City of Springfield (MLW No. 71901/Case No. SD34937 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Francis, J.)

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City of Kansas City v. Cosic (MLW No. 71430/Case No. WD80985 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)

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Chastain v. Geary (MLW No. 71206/Case No. WD80725 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ardini Jr., J.)

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Neuner v. City of St. Louis (MLW No. 71045/Case No. ED105125 – 28 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hess, J.)

Tagged with: City Ordinances constitutionality Municipal Payroll Tax

The Trophy Room v. City of St. Louis (MLW No. 71046/Case No. ED104714 – 18 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Page, J.)

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