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Court Upholds Blocking of
Wal-Mart Store
IN BRIEF / THE
STATE / TURLOCK
Court
Upholds Blocking of Wal-Mart Store
From Times Staff
and Wire Reports
July 5, 2006
A federal appeals
court has ruled that the city of
Turlock's ordinance barring big-box
retailer Wal-Mart doesn't infringe on
the company's constitutional rights.
The ruling is the third time the courts
have sided with the city against
Arkansas-based Wal-Mart
"I'm extremely
pleased and feel extremely vindicated,"
Turlock Mayor Curt Andre said Monday.
Wal-Mart sued Turlock soon after the
City Council passed an ordinance in 2004
barring a 225,000-square-foot super
center.
The council said the operation would
lead to traffic and environmental
damage.
Wal-Mart lost in Stanislaus County
Superior Court in 2004 and appealed the
case to the 5th District Court of Appeal
in Fresno, which ruled against the
corporation in April.
A federal court in Fresno echoed the
other courts' rulings.
Copyright 2006 Los
Angeles Times
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