Does a city council's approval of a ban on same-sex marriage constitute a constitutional violation?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Bulfer v. Dobbins, CASE NO. 09-CV-1250 JLS (POR) (S.D. Cal. 2011):
Id. at 37-38; see also Grossman v. City of Portland, 33 F.3d 1200, 1209 (9th Cir. 1994) ("[W]hen a city council has duly enacted an ordinance, police officers are ordinarily entitled to rely on the assumption that the council members have considered the views of legal counsel and concluded that the ordinance is a valid and constitutional exercise of authority."). But cf. Carey v. Nev. Gaming
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