Legal Opinion
RK Ventures, Inc. v. City of Seattle
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 7, 2002No. 99-35128PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
Appellants are the owners of a former Seattle nightclub known at one time as the Celebrity. Beginning in about 1990, appellants allege, the City of Seattle (“the City”) pursued a campaign designed to stop downtown Seattle nightclubs from playing rap and hip-hop music because the music attracted African Americans and crime to the area. They allege that the City’s efforts, while ostensibly directed at crime control, in fact were racially motivated, in violation of the equal protection rights of appellants and their former patrons. They further allege the City’s efforts…
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