Practice question
A city imposes objectively measured nighttime noise limits on all similarly situated amplified outdoor entertainment venues to address documented sleep disruption. Assume proper authority, reasonable limits and fair enforcement. A venue challenges the rule solely because it must lower its speakers’ volume. Which conclusion is best?
- Any business inconvenience necessarily invalidates police regulation.
- A reasonable, related welfare regulation is not invalid merely because it restricts business activity.
- The city must buy every affected speaker before regulating volume.
- Noise control is never a public-welfare purpose.
- Fair enforcement itself makes the ordinance unconstitutional.
Legal references
- White Light Corporation v. City of Manila, G.R. No. 122846, January 20, 2009, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/48715
- City of Manila v. Laguio, Jr., G.R. No. 118127, April 12, 2005, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2005/apr2005/gr_118127_2005.html
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