Study Aids
Case Briefs Overview
Casebooks
Case Briefs
C

City of New York v. New Saint Mark's Baths

130 Misc. 2d 911 (1986)

From our private database of 46,500+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.

City of New York v. New Saint Mark’s Baths

New York Supreme Court
130 Misc. 2d 911 (1986)

  • Written by Haley Gintis, JD

Facts

In response to the AIDS epidemic and the recognition that AIDS was spread by blood-to-blood or semen-to-blood contact, the state of New York enacted a regulation allowing cities to close facilities in which high-risk sexual activities took place. The regulation further provided that these facilities could be deemed as public nuisances that needed to be abated for the public health. Following the state’s enactment of the regulation, the city of New York (the city) (plaintiff) filed an action in the New York Supreme Court to seek an injunction against New Saint Mark’s Baths (Saint Mark’s) (defendant). The city inspectors had found that multiple acts of high-risk sexual activity had occurred at Saint Mark’s. The city argued that Saint Mark’s constituted a public nuisance due to the high-risk sexual activity and that the city was empowered to abate the nuisance by shutting down the facility. Saint Mark’s and four frequent patrons (collectively, Saint Mark’s) (defendants) opposed the injunction and moved to dismiss the city’s complaint on the ground that the injunction constituted an invasion of the right to privacy and the right to freedom of association. The court considered the case.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Wallach, J.)

What to do next…

  1. Unlock this case brief with a free (no-commitment) trial membership of Quimbee.

    You’ll be in good company: Quimbee is one of the most widely used and trusted sites for law students, serving more than 832,000 law students since 2011. Some law schools even subscribe directly to Quimbee for all their law students.

    Unlock this case briefRead our student testimonials

  2. Learn more about Quimbee’s unique (and proven) approach to achieving great grades at law school.

    Quimbee is a company hell-bent on one thing: helping you get an “A” in every course you take in law school, so you can graduate at the top of your class and get a high-paying law job. We’re not just a study aid for law students; we’re the study aid for law students.

    Learn about our approachRead more about Quimbee

Here's why 832,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:

  • Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,500 briefs, keyed to 994 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
  • The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
  • Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
  • Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership
Here's why 832,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
  • Reliable - written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students
  • The right length and amount of information - includes the facts, issue, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents
  • Access in your class - works on your mobile and tablet
  • 46,500 briefs - keyed to 994 casebooks
  • Uniform format for every case brief
  • Written in plain English - not in legalese and not just repeating the court's language
  • Massive library of related video lessons - and practice questions
  • Top-notch customer support

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership

Casebooks

Healthcare Law

Key Terms