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Constitutional Law Keyed to Choper
Moore v. City of East Cleveland
Citation:
431 U.S. 494 (1977)Facts
Inez Moore owned a home in East Cleveland, Ohio, where she lived with her son, Dale Moore, Sr., and two grandsons, Dale, Jr. and John, Jr. (who were cousins, not brothers). John came to live with his grandmother after his mother died. In 1973, the city cited Mrs. Moore for violating its housing ordinance, which defined “family” in a way that did not permit her living arrangement. The ordinance recognized as a “family” only a few categories of related individuals and specifically did not allow a grandmother to live with two grandsons who were cousins. When Mrs. Moore did not comply with the notice of violation by removing her grandson from her home, the city filed criminal charges. She was convicted, sentenced to five days in jail, and fined $25. Her constitutional challenge to the ordinance was rejected by the Ohio courts.
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