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by Decade 2355 days ago
Sadly, the racist Supreme Court under former President Taft ruled that the city does have pretty much unrestricted ability to interfere with what people do in their homes and businesses, as a police power. Euclid v. Ambler (1926) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_of_Euclid_v._Ambler_Re....
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  the racist Supreme Court under former President Taft
It was a 6-3 decision, and one of the dissenters was, in fact, a Taft nominee.