Legal Opinion
Highland Tap of Boston, Inc. v. City of Boston
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 27, 1988No. 88-P-116PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFine , J.
This is an appeal by the commissioner of the mayor’s office of consumer affairs and licensing (commissioner) and the city of Boston (city) from an order for a preliminary injunction entered on January 26, 1988, by a single justice of this court. The order enjoined the commissioner and the city from revoking or suspending the current (1988) entertainment license of the plaintiff, Highland Tap of Boston, Inc. (Highland Tap), and from interfering in any way with the plaintiff’s presentation of floor shows which include nude dancing. A Superior Court judge had denied a request by Highland Tap for…
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- City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Shuttlesworth v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- California v. LaRueSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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