Legal Opinion
Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. City of Atlanta, Ga.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided November 8, 1971No. Civ. A. 15751PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER AND OPINION
EDENFIELD, District Judge.
Stripped of window-dressing and distracting side issues, the naked question in this case is whether municipal officials, solely by reason of their authority to manage a municipal civic center and auditorium, have the unfettered right to censor and monitor the types of speech, and to prescribe the types of productions, which may be performed in such a public auditorium. They do not. United States Constitution, Amendment I.
Plaintiff, a New York corporation, is in the business of promoting entertainment such as live theatrical productions. In…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Cohen v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by22 opinions
- John D. Williamson, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Gordon G. Tucker, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. ConradSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Salem Inn, Inc. v. FrankDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1973
- Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. City of West Palm BeachCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,724 John D. Williamson, Cross-Appellees v. Gordon G. Tucker, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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