Legal Opinion
South Florida Free Beaches, Inc. v. City of Miami
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 18, 1984No. 82-5963PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT J. HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
South Florida Free Beaches, Inc. (South Florida) and Gary Bryant sought a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleging that various state statutes and city of Miami ordinances unconstitutionally infringed on their right to sunbathe in the nude. After a non-jury trial, the district court, in South Florida Free Beaches, Inc. v. City of Miami, 548 F.Supp. 53 (S.D.Fla.1982), held that nude sunbathing was not a form of expression protected by the first amendment. However, the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Parker v. LevySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Erznoznik v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by15 opinions
- International Food & Beverage Systems, a Partnership v. City of Fort Lauderdale, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Ellis Wayne Felker v. Tony Turpin, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Function Junction, Inc. v. City of Daytona BeachDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1988
- State v. VogtNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2001
- DFW Vending, Inc. v. Jefferson County, Tex.District Court, E.D. Texas · 1998
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