New Directions Treatment Services v. City of Reading, Pennsylvania
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 . . .
