Court Opinion

ID: 9856145
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 06:39:10.026014+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:26:08.918920
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Felton, Justice,
dissenting. In my opinion this case is controlled by Niemotko v. Maryland, 340 U. S. 268. As I interpret the decision in this case it rules out completely the exercise of arbitrary and unbridled discretion whether the thing sought is a right in the citizen or a mere privilege granted to citizens conditionally. The court outlawed authority for the grant of a privilege stating: “No standards appear anywhere; no narrowly drawn limitations; no circumscribing of this absolute power; no substantial interest of the community to be served. It is clear that all that has been said about the invalidity of such limitless discretion must be equally applicable here.”