Legal Opinion
Samantha Bates v. Township of Van Buren
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 21, 2006No. 05-2137PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J., joined by Dowd, D. J.,
GILMAN, J. (pp. 737-39), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
COOK, Circuit Judge.
Samantha Bates, a topless dancer at Leggs Lounge in the Township of Van Burén, Michigan, filed this § 1983 action challenging a town ordinance that prohibited nudity at “any establishment licensed or subject to licensing by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.” The district court stayed her case until the Michigan Court of Appeals — in an action to enjoin the bar’s owner, The Garter Belt, Inc., from violating the ordinance — rejected the defense that the ordinance was unconstitutional. The district…
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3Cited by28 opinions
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