Legal Opinion
New York State Liquor Authority v. Bellanca
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 22, 1981No. 80-813PublishedCited by 222 opinions
1Per curiam
The question presented in this case is the power of a State to prohibit topless dancing in an establishment licensed by the State to serve liquor. In 1977, the State of New York amended its Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to prohibit nude dancing in establishments licensed by the State to sell liquor for on-premises consumption. N. Y. Aleo. Bev. Cont. Law, § 106, subd. 6-a (McKinney Supp. 1980-1981 ).1 The stat*715ute does not provide for criminal penalties, but its violation may cause an establishment to lose its liquor license.
Respondents, owners of nightclubs, bars, and restaurants which had…
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- Salem Inn, Inc. v. FrankDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1973
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