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June 15, 2007
 New Directions Treatment Services v. City of Reading, Pennsylvania
This case presents the familiar conflict between the legal principle
of non-discrimination and the political principle of
not-in-my-backyard. New Directions Treatment Services, a reputable and
longstanding provider of methadone treatment, sought to locate a new
facility in the City of Reading. A Pennsylvania statute that
facially singles out methadone clinics gave the City of Reading the
opportunity to vote to deny the permit. The City of Reading availed
itself of that opportunity.
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