CITY COUNTED OUT ON CENSUS SUIT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00806R000201090004-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2010
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: March 9, 1982
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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I-JE;J Y0?'r: D'IIL'L N;E ;S
9 Marc,, 1982
By LAURENCE McQUILLAN`
Washington -(News:Bureau)-l a
move that New York City-says will cost'
it $1 billion in federal aid, the Supreme:.
Court rejected yesterday a suit by_the`",
city and state claiming that "hundreds:
of thousands" of *blacks- and Hispanics-.:
takers.., = r ;> a$
The decision ;kappeared to doom
about 50 similar`court actions against a
the Census Bureau The justices' reject- a:
tion of the NewYork:appeal'indicated
they had no. desire,to get involved : is r:
second-guessing =the _ official federal _
population gount..}:,. i
That figure .is mployed-by>many
federal aid programs to distribute:
' funds._The count-also determines--theme
size of each state's- delegation, toAh
'-House of Representatives..,.
LAST MONTH,. the-justices. turn
back a challenge b -the City of Denv
and :--by_ E ssex"County,': N.J.,. which.
.sought to examinealistor_addresses
those counted so the accuracy could
checked. The.high-c'ourt.decided
wouldt violate the cbnfidentiality
census information' _ f"
In other .:actions yesterday,'- the
justices:
a Upheld a =Westchester . Couatya
ordinance. outlawing "head . ` shops,
:which sell dru`paraphernalia~^:?:Th
:court dismissed challengesta.thi iaw-
. adopted as part of - community- effo
to stem the spread of 'drug abuse: Last
week, the court upheld a ban on. sales
of such= paraphernalia to minors.
o.Unanimously. _found.._1bat_-bush-
ness-based political action committees
(PACs) have no special right to speedy=
on them are unconstitutional. The rul-
ing leaves intact for now -a Federal
Election:-Commission ban. on = trade
associations' -using. corporate funds to.
solicit- campaign contributions.
? Dismissed as moot a bid by Sun
telligence Agency to release c ass i
and its members. a ,ju ices were
tnid that the urch no Zonger was
e Said that it will decide whether`
police can demand identification: if
? they think a citizen is suspicious-and
suspect.not to comply'
:.The-. case was sparked-.by aI97?=:
challenge ao _ a California. law by. Ed=1
ward Lawson, who.had been arrested
under Its provisions l5 times. The law
-
makes '. it:- a crime.-for;.a,, person who.
_ideatify,himself or;accou_nt--for=
police officer;
ruled last Oct. 15 that because the law,.
-.was- unconstitutionally vague --i
reasonable arrests and'searchesro-
'videdby the FourthAinendnient `1 "E
-on' let:UFOs tarl4 in -top-d?
Washingtim:(UPI)-The super-secret`NaUoaa"t Security Agencywon aI
UFO-related documents held by the NSA:-:,~-
The highccourt, without comment; decided to avoid a close encounter -. - = I
with a=Nevi YorkCity-based group called Citizens AgainstUFO Secrecy,,_.
which s Ught the mate*+alium derthe Freedom of 1 formatioa'Act.~
Tiiiistlces rejectean`ppeal of_aaoarer court order allorvingabe
?ti......~c--~'ra.rtiC,i .rre; "~re~ra`ey..e
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Suprem&Court victory -yesterday when thejustices refused.to hear an