Muhammad Ali v. State Athletic Commission case brief summary
316 F.Supp. 1246 (1970)
CASE FACTS
The commission denied the boxer's application to renew his boxing license because of the boxer's conviction for refusal to serve in the armed forces.
DISCUSSION
The court granted the boxer's motion for injunctive relief and held that the commission's action constituted an arbitrary denial of equal protection because it had in many instances granted, renewed, or reinstated boxing licenses to applicants who had been convicted of one or more felonies, misdemeanors, or military offenses involving moral turpitude. The commission's denial could not be sustained on a theory that the boxer had yet to serve a prison sentence. Further, the deferral of the license could not be justified as solicitude for the "rehabilitative" process.
CONCLUSION
The court granted the boxer's motion for injunctive relief.
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316 F.Supp. 1246 (1970)
CASE SYNOPSIS
Plaintiff boxer brought an action
against defendants, the state athletic commission, its chairman, and
members, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief after the
commission denied the boxer's application to renew his license to
box.CASE FACTS
The commission denied the boxer's application to renew his boxing license because of the boxer's conviction for refusal to serve in the armed forces.
DISCUSSION
The court granted the boxer's motion for injunctive relief and held that the commission's action constituted an arbitrary denial of equal protection because it had in many instances granted, renewed, or reinstated boxing licenses to applicants who had been convicted of one or more felonies, misdemeanors, or military offenses involving moral turpitude. The commission's denial could not be sustained on a theory that the boxer had yet to serve a prison sentence. Further, the deferral of the license could not be justified as solicitude for the "rehabilitative" process.
CONCLUSION
The court granted the boxer's motion for injunctive relief.
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