Legal Opinion
Z.J. Gifts D-2, L.L.C. v. City of Aurora
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1998No. 96-1483PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.
Defendant/Counterclaimant-appellant, the City of Aurora, appeals from the district" court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Plaintiff/Counterdefendant-appellee Z.J. Gifts. The district court invalidated a city zoning regulation requiring sexually oriented businesses to locate in industrially-zoned areas and enjoined its enforcement against Z.J. Gifts. Interpreting federal constitutional law, the district court held that the regulation was a content-based restriction of speech as applied to Z.J. Gifts’ retail business which sold and leased adult videos and…
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