Legal Opinion
National Capital Naturists, Inc. v. Board of Supervisors
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1989No. 88-3631PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
The National Capital Naturists, Incorporated, an organization of social nudists, seeks to enjoin enforcement of an Acco-mack County ordinance which generally prohibits public nudity in the county. The district court abstained from ruling on the federal issues in the lawsuit under Railroad Comm’n of Texas v. Pullman, 312 U.S. 496, 61 S.Ct. 643, 85 L.Ed. 971 (1941), and stayed the action pending state court resolution of various state law challenges to the Accomack County ordinance. The Naturists have now returned from state court and appeal a district court judgment…
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