Legal Opinion
Fantasy Ranch v. City of Arlington TX, et a
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 2, 2006No. 04-11337PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Appellants challenge the City of Arlington’s recently enacted Sexually Oriented Business Ordinance as an unconstitutional restriction of their expressive liberties. We affirm the trial court’s judgment sustaining the ordinance.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
A. Plaintiff-appellant Fantasy Ranch, Inc. (“Fantasy Ranch”), and intervenor plaintiffs-appellants, Cowtown Exposition, Inc., Tazz Man Inc., and Harry Freeman, are sexually oriented businesses (“SOBs”) that feature topless dancing and operate under renewable licenses granted by defendant-appellee the City of Arlington,…
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