AICP Law Cases
MuglerAvAKansasA-
AAnswerA1887,A14thAamendmentAdueAprocessAcaseAwhichArulesAthatAKansasAc
ouldAprohibitAsaleAofAalcoholAbasedAonApoliceApower.
WelchAvASwaseyA-
AAnswerA1909,ABostonAcanAimposeAdifferentAheightAlimitsAonAbuildingsAinAdiff
erentAdistricts
EubankAvACityAofARichmondA-
AAnswerA1912,AAAzoningAordinanceAestablishingAbuildingAsetbackAlinesAwasAh
eldAunconstitutionalAandAnotAaAvalidAuseAofAtheApoliceApower;AviolatesAtheAdu
eAprocessAofAlawAandAisAthereforeAunconstitutionalAunderAtheA14thAamendmen
t.
HadacheckAvASebastianA-
AAnswerA1915,ASupremeACourtAupheldALosAAngelesAcaseAprohibitingAestablish
mentAofAaApreexistingAbrickyardAdeclaredAaA"publicAnuisance."
PennsylvaniaACoalACompanyAvAMahonA-
AAnswerA1922,ASupremeACourtAindicatedAforAtheAfirstAtimeAthatAaAregulationA
ofAlandAuseAmightAbeAaAtakingAifAitAgoesAtooAfar.
VillageAofAEuclidAvAAmblerARealtyACoA-
AAnswerA1926,AEstablishedAzoningAasAaAlegalAuseAofApoliceApowerAbyAlocalAg
overnment.ATheAmainAissueAinAthisAcaseAwasA"nuisance,"AandAthatAaAcertainA
useAnearAaAresidenceAcouldAbeAconsideredA"aApigAinAaAparlor."AArguedAbyAAl
fredABetteman,AfutureA1stApresidentAofAtheAASPO.
NectowAvACityAofACambridgeA-
AAnswerA1928,ACourtAfoundAforANectowAandAagainstAaAprovisionAinACambridg
e'sAzoningAordinanceAbasedAonAtheAdueAprocessAclause.AHowever,AitAdidANOTA
overturnAEuclid.AThisAwasAtheAlastAzoningAchallengeAtoAcomeAbeforeAtheASupre
meACourtAuntil...
, BermanAvAParkerA-
AAnswerA1954,AEstablishedAaestheticsAandAredevelopmentAasAvalidApublicApurp
osesAforAexercisingAeminentAdomain.AWashingtonAD.C.AtookAprivateApropertyAa
ndAresoldAtoAaAdeveloperAtoAachieveAobjectivesAofAanAestablishedAredevelopme
ntAplan.
JonesAvAMayerA-
AAnswerA1968,ARulingAthatAdiscriminationAinAsellingAhousesAwasAnotApermitte
dAbasedAonAtheA13thAAmendmentAandASectionA1982AabolishingAslaveryAandAc
reatingAequalityAforAallAU.S.Acitizens.
CheneyAvAVillageA2AatANewAHopeA-
AAnswerA1968,ALegitimizedAplanningAunitAdevelopmentA(PUD)Aprocess.
GoldenAvAPlanningABoardAofAtheATownAofARamapoA-
AAnswerA1972,ANYAStateACourtAofAAppealsAcaseAthatAupheldAaAgrowthAcontrol
AplanAbasedAonAtheAavailabilityAofApublicAservices.ACaseAfurtherAemphasizedAt
heAimportanceAofAtheACompAPlanAandAsetAtheAsceneAforAnationwideAgrowthAm
anagementAplans.
CitizensAtoAPreserveAOvertonAParkAvAVolpeA-
AAnswerA1971,AEstablishedAhardAlookAdoctrineAforAenvironmentalAimpactArevie
w.ASectionA4(f)ADOTAActAofA1966A--
AparkAuseAokAifAnoA"feasibleAandAprudent"AalternativeAandA"allApossibleApla
nningAtoAminimizeAharm."
CalvertACliff'sACoordinatingACommitteeAvAAtomicAEnergyACommissionA-
AAnswerA1971,AMadeANationalAEnvironmentalAPolicyAActA(NEPA)ArequirementsA
judiciallyAenforceable.
SierraAClubAvAMortonA-
AAnswerA1972,AOpenedAupAenvironmentalAcitizenAsuitsAtoAdisciplineAresourceA
agencies.
MuglerAvAKansasA-
AAnswerA1887,A14thAamendmentAdueAprocessAcaseAwhichArulesAthatAKansasAc
ouldAprohibitAsaleAofAalcoholAbasedAonApoliceApower.
WelchAvASwaseyA-
AAnswerA1909,ABostonAcanAimposeAdifferentAheightAlimitsAonAbuildingsAinAdiff
erentAdistricts
EubankAvACityAofARichmondA-
AAnswerA1912,AAAzoningAordinanceAestablishingAbuildingAsetbackAlinesAwasAh
eldAunconstitutionalAandAnotAaAvalidAuseAofAtheApoliceApower;AviolatesAtheAdu
eAprocessAofAlawAandAisAthereforeAunconstitutionalAunderAtheA14thAamendmen
t.
HadacheckAvASebastianA-
AAnswerA1915,ASupremeACourtAupheldALosAAngelesAcaseAprohibitingAestablish
mentAofAaApreexistingAbrickyardAdeclaredAaA"publicAnuisance."
PennsylvaniaACoalACompanyAvAMahonA-
AAnswerA1922,ASupremeACourtAindicatedAforAtheAfirstAtimeAthatAaAregulationA
ofAlandAuseAmightAbeAaAtakingAifAitAgoesAtooAfar.
VillageAofAEuclidAvAAmblerARealtyACoA-
AAnswerA1926,AEstablishedAzoningAasAaAlegalAuseAofApoliceApowerAbyAlocalAg
overnment.ATheAmainAissueAinAthisAcaseAwasA"nuisance,"AandAthatAaAcertainA
useAnearAaAresidenceAcouldAbeAconsideredA"aApigAinAaAparlor."AArguedAbyAAl
fredABetteman,AfutureA1stApresidentAofAtheAASPO.
NectowAvACityAofACambridgeA-
AAnswerA1928,ACourtAfoundAforANectowAandAagainstAaAprovisionAinACambridg
e'sAzoningAordinanceAbasedAonAtheAdueAprocessAclause.AHowever,AitAdidANOTA
overturnAEuclid.AThisAwasAtheAlastAzoningAchallengeAtoAcomeAbeforeAtheASupre
meACourtAuntil...
, BermanAvAParkerA-
AAnswerA1954,AEstablishedAaestheticsAandAredevelopmentAasAvalidApublicApurp
osesAforAexercisingAeminentAdomain.AWashingtonAD.C.AtookAprivateApropertyAa
ndAresoldAtoAaAdeveloperAtoAachieveAobjectivesAofAanAestablishedAredevelopme
ntAplan.
JonesAvAMayerA-
AAnswerA1968,ARulingAthatAdiscriminationAinAsellingAhousesAwasAnotApermitte
dAbasedAonAtheA13thAAmendmentAandASectionA1982AabolishingAslaveryAandAc
reatingAequalityAforAallAU.S.Acitizens.
CheneyAvAVillageA2AatANewAHopeA-
AAnswerA1968,ALegitimizedAplanningAunitAdevelopmentA(PUD)Aprocess.
GoldenAvAPlanningABoardAofAtheATownAofARamapoA-
AAnswerA1972,ANYAStateACourtAofAAppealsAcaseAthatAupheldAaAgrowthAcontrol
AplanAbasedAonAtheAavailabilityAofApublicAservices.ACaseAfurtherAemphasizedAt
heAimportanceAofAtheACompAPlanAandAsetAtheAsceneAforAnationwideAgrowthAm
anagementAplans.
CitizensAtoAPreserveAOvertonAParkAvAVolpeA-
AAnswerA1971,AEstablishedAhardAlookAdoctrineAforAenvironmentalAimpactArevie
w.ASectionA4(f)ADOTAActAofA1966A--
AparkAuseAokAifAnoA"feasibleAandAprudent"AalternativeAandA"allApossibleApla
nningAtoAminimizeAharm."
CalvertACliff'sACoordinatingACommitteeAvAAtomicAEnergyACommissionA-
AAnswerA1971,AMadeANationalAEnvironmentalAPolicyAActA(NEPA)ArequirementsA
judiciallyAenforceable.
SierraAClubAvAMortonA-
AAnswerA1972,AOpenedAupAenvironmentalAcitizenAsuitsAtoAdisciplineAresourceA
agencies.
