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Multistate Bar Examination Practice Question

A private homeowner brings a lawsuit against their neighborhood association, alleging that the association’s enforcement of a rule limiting certain political displays violates the homeowner’s First Amendment rights. The homeowner argues that because the association operates under authority granted by a state statute, its actions should be considered those of the government. Does the homeowner’s argument establish sufficient government involvement to show state action?

  • The homeowner is incorrect because the neighborhood association’s enforcement of its private rules, authorized by a state statute, does not constitute state action.

  • The homeowner is incorrect because constitutional protections like the First Amendment do not apply to disputes involving private associations authorized by state statutes.

  • The homeowner is correct because the neighborhood association operates under authority granted by a state law, making its actions attributable to the state.

  • The homeowner is correct because state laws enabling private associations to enforce rules create sufficient state action for First Amendment protections.

Multistate Bar Examination
Constitutional Law
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