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43 Pepp. L. Rev. 1101 (2015-2016)
Domestic Violence Victims a Nuisance to Cities

handle is hein.journals/pepplr43 and id is 1107 raw text is: Domestic Violence Victims a Nuisance to Cities I. INTRODUCTION .......... 1101 II. BACKGROUND .................................... ...... 1104 A. A History of Property Nuisance Ordinances in the United States........................................ 1104 B. Context of Concerns Domestic Violence Victims Face......... 1106 C. The Connection between Property Nuisance Ordinances and Domestic Violence .................................. 1111 III. THE CURRENT STATE OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EXCEPTION..... 1113 A. Challenging the Ordinance: The Pennsylvania Case Facts. 1114 B. Other Contemporary Cases Regarding the Lack ofA Domestic Violence Exception. ....................... ....... 1118 C. Common Themes ofNuisance Cases with Domestic Violence Victims. ................................ ...... 1120 IV. UNDERSTANDING THE PENNSYLVANIA CASE: WHAT ARE THE LEGAL CHALLENGES TO THE NUISANCE ORDINANCE? ..................... 1121 A. The Right to Petition the Government........... ..... 1122 B. Substantive Due Process: Ensuring Life, Liberty, AND Property ............................... ...... 1126 C. Statutory Concerns under the Fair Housing Act................... 1129 V. THE IMPACT ON AMERICA OF NUISANCE ORDINANCES WITHOUT A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EXCEPTION .......................... ..... 1132 VI. CONCLUSION. ..................................... ...... 1134 I. INTRODUCTION Lakisha Briggs's ex-boyfriend broke a glass ashtray against her head and used the broken glass to stab Lakisha in the neck.' Lakisha lost consciousness from blood loss, a neighbor called the police for help, and a trauma helicopter 1. First Amended Complaint IN 97-99, Briggs v. Borough of Norristown, No. 2:13-CV-02191 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 29, 2013) [hereinafter Briggs Complaint], http://www.aclu.org/files/assets/norristownc- omplaint.pdf. 1101

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