Legal Opinion
Passions Video, Inc. v. Nixon
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 21, 2006No. 05-3847, 05-4053PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
In this case we consider two consolidated appeals challenging the constitutionality of a Missouri criminal statute that regulates advertising by Missouri businesses that offer sexually explicit entertainment and materials. The district court found the statute to be a constitutional regulation of commercial speech. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
Missouri statute section 226.531 restricts on- and off-premises advertising within one mile of a state highway, by any business classified as “adult cabaret” or “sexually oriented business” (affected business). Mo.Rev.Stat. § 226.531. The…
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