Legal Opinion
Connor v. Town of Hilton Head Island
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided March 21, 1994No. 24039PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Moore, Associate Justice:
Respondents commenced this action to enjoin enforcement of an ordinance prohibiting nude and seminude barroom dancing on the ground the ordinance violates their First Amendment rights to free speech. The trial judge enjoined enforcement fo the ordinance. We affirm.
FACTS
In September 1991, Appellants (Town) adopted Ordinance No. 91-17. This ordinance makes it unlawful to own or operate a “sexually-oriented business” which is defined to include a nightclub or bar where nude or seminude dancing is performed and alcoholic beverages are served. The ordinance also makes it…
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