Reget owned John's Auto Body in La Crosse, Wisconsin since 1975. A City ordinance stated that if

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Reget owned John's Auto Body in La Crosse, Wisconsin since 1975. A City ordinance stated that if you had two or more junked vehicles stored outdoors for more than 30 days, you were a junk dealer, which meant you had to build a fence to hide the vehicles from public view. Reget received several citations for failure to build such a fence, which he never built, contending that the rule was unfair applied only to him. In 1996, the City wanted to rezone Reget's property from "heavy industrial" to "commercial," which would have forced him to move his business. After a fight over that issue, the City agreed that Reget could stay in his current location if he built a fence to hide his business and complied with noise ordinances. Reget again complained that the City was selectively enforcing its ordinances.

1. Notice that some of Reget's complaints go back many years. Does that mean one may bring a claim of a violation of the Equal Protection Clause at any time?
2. The court discusses a "class of one." How can there be a class of one? Does it make sense in terms of enforcement of equal protection?

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The Legal Environment of Business

ISBN: 978-0538473996

11th Edition

Authors: Roger E Meiners, Al H. Ringleb, Frances L. Edwards

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