Legal Opinion
Red Bluff Drive-In, Inc. v. Vance
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1981No. Nos. 79-3182, 79-3570PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
In 1979 the Texas Legislature rewrote the state’s penal code provisions defining and regulating obscene materials and performances.1 Shortly before the statute was due to go into effect, entrepreneurs in the “adult entertainment” business brought *1025several separate suits against Texas law enforcement officials to enjoin prosecutions under the revised statute. The suits also sought declaratory judgments that the statute was unconstitutional. In two separate memorandum opinions, federal district courts for the Northern and the Southern Districts of Texas denied…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by72 opinions
- Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Albert H. Carter v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Andrews v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Goocher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- People Ex Rel. Tooley v. Seven Thirty-Five East Colfax, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1985
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