Legal Opinion
Alameda Books, Inc., a California Corporation Highland Books, Inc., a California Corporation v. City of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 27, 2000No. 98-56200PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:
We must determine whether the district court was correct in concluding as a matter of law that ordinances of the City of Los Angeles (the “City” or “Los Angeles”) prohibiting the operation of adult businesses that both sell adult products and contain facilities for the viewing of adult movies or videos were inadequately supported by evidence of adverse impact so as to violate the First Amendment. We affirm.
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BACKGROUND
On July 28, 1978, the City enacted Ordinance No. 151,294, adding section 12.70 to the Los Angeles Municipal Code (“L.A.M.C.”), which prohibits…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by23 opinions
- City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2002
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- Bzaps, Inc., Doing Business as Buster's Bar v. City of MankatoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- Kling v. Hallmark Cards Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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