Benchmarks: Tattoo parlor protected by First Amendment 
Published: September 14, 2012
Tags: First Amendment, freedom of speech, tattoo, zoning
Tattoo artists enjoy the protection of the First Amendment in plying their trade. That’s what the Arizona Supreme Court has decided in a zoning dispute between the city of Mesa and a couple who wanted to open a tattoo parlor.
City must have probable cause to inspect home
Published: February 8, 2012
Tags: Fourth Amendment, probable cause, real property, search and seizure, zoning
A city was required to satisfy the traditional probable cause standard in order to obtain a court order for the inspection of a home for zoning violations, the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
