Law - 14th Amendment Cases

Question 1

Munn v. Illinois

Answer 1

1876. Supreme Court. Illinois regulated grain warehouse and elevator rates. Court held not a taking if for the public good.

Question 2

Mugler v. Kansas

Answer 2

1887. Supreme Court. Prohibition of liquor sales not a violation of due process because in the public interest.

Question 3

Village of Belle Terre. V. Boaraas

Answer 3

1974. Supreme Court. Held that limiting households to particular definition of “one-family” (based on relatedness) did not violate due process or equal protections clause. Thus extended the concept of zoning under police power to include a community’s desired for certain types of lifestyles.

Question 4

Village of Arlington Heights. v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation

Answer 4

1977. Supreme Court. Case where rezone from SF to MF was denied. Found insufficient evidence that denial was racially discriminatory.

Question 5

Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Township of Mount Laurel

Answer 5

1975. NJ Supreme Court. Found exclusionary zoning was discriminatory and prevented affordable housing.

Question 6

City of Boerne v. Flores

Answer 6

1997. Supreme Court. Challenged the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Ruled denying expansion of Texas church was unconstitutional exercise of congressional powers.