D.H.L. Associates, Inc. v. Board of Selectmen

For over a decade, D.H.L. Associates, Inc. *255(D.H.L.), and the board of selectmen of Tyngsborough, acting as the town’s licensing board (collectively, the town), have disputed D.H.L.’s right to present live nude dancing at an establishment known as “Matthew’s.” Between 1994 and 2002, the town rejected D.H.L.’s applications for an adult entertainment license on nine separate occasions, each time because Matthew’s was located outside of the town’s adult entertainment zone. Notwithstanding these denials, D.H.L. was allowed to stage live nude dancing at Matthew’s from February 10, 1994, until…