Constitutional Challenge: LaLa Wang v. George Pataki
Posted by LaLa on 02 Jun 2007
MLX principal LaLa Wang mounted a constitutional challenge to New York’s Apartment Information Vendor (AIV) law on First Amendment grounds. The AIV law prohibits vendors from advertising specific apartments to consumers, a clear restriction of freedom of speech. Normally, restrictions on free speech apply to extreme circumstances, such as fraudulent advertising. But the AIV law allows newspapers and other publishers to publish classified ads for apartments while barring online services from publishing similar ads.
Case History:
| Date | Document | |
| 11.09.2005 | Brief: Answer of Defendant Randy Daniels to Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint | From: Eliot Spitzer for Randy Daniels To: United States District Court |
| 10.25.2005 | Decision: Ruling of Judge Robert W. Sweet | From: United States District Court |
| 05.18.2005 | Transcript: Transcript of Hearing / Oral Argument before Judge Robert Sweet | From: United States District Court |
| 03.29.2005 | Brief: Plaintiff’s Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss | From: PCLTo: United States District Court |
| 03.29.2005 | Affidavit: Affidavit of Lan Lan Wang as Pro Se Plaintiff in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss | From: Lan Lan Wang To: United States District Court |
| 03.29.2005 | Affidavit: Affidavit of Lan Lan Wang (as CEO of PCL) in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss | From: Lan Lan Wang To: United States District Court |
| 11.18.2004 | Complaint: Amended Complaint | From: PCL |
| 10.05.2001 | Decision: Decision by Judge Robert Sweet | From: Judge Robert Sweet To: PCL |
| 12.01.2000 | Complaint: Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief | From: PCL |
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