Robins v. County of Los Angeles

The County of Los Angeles and Sheriff Peter Pitchess (hereinafter called the County) appeal from an order of the superior court enjoining them from the enforcement of section 2017 of the Los Angeles County Ordinance 5860 which requires that any restaurant or bar employing females in “topless” attire shall obtain a license from the county tax collector. We reverse the order, not because we find the licensing requirement per se either an unreasonable exercise of the county’s police power or an infringement upon the sovereign powers of the state, but because we consider the action of respondents…