Legal Opinion
BABY TAM & CO., INC., a Nevada Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LAS VEGAS, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1998No. 98-15004PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Baby Tam & Co., Inc. (“Baby Tam”) sought, and was denied, a Las Vegas business license to operate an adult bookstore. It sued the City of Las Vegas (“City”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking a permanent in junction enjoining the City from enforcing the licensing ordinance. Baby Tam alleged that the licensing scheme constituted an unconstitutional prior restraint and suppression of speech in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
The district court denied Baby Tam’s application for a preliminary injunction. Baby Tam appeals that denial. We have…
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