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Empress Adult Video & Bookstore v. City of Tucson

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided November 27, 2002No. 2 CA-CV 2000-0079PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DRUKE, Presiding J.

¶ 1 Appellants Empress Adult Video and Bookstore and Oseo Communications Group (collectively, Empress) operate an adult-oriented business that principally sells and *54rents nonobscene, sexually explicit materials and predominantly features nonobscene, sexually explicit live performances.1 As a result, A.R.S. § 13-1422, in conjunction with A.R.S. § 11-821, requires Empress to close between 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. from Monday through Saturday and between 1:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Sunday; failure to do so constitutes a class one misdemeanor.2 Empress sought an…

2Cases cited83 opinions

  1. San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Ward v. Rock Against RacismSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  5. Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. City of Chicago v. Pooh Bah Enterprises, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Standhardt v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2003
  3. Washburn v. Pima CountyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2003
  4. Karen Fann v. State of ArizonaArizona Supreme Court · 2021
  5. State v. StummerArizona Supreme Court · 2008

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