Legal Opinion
Alexander v. City of St. Paul
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 28, 1975No. 45547PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MacLaughlin, Justice.
The question presented on this appeal is whether the action of the city of St. Paul rescinding plaintiff’s license to operate a motion picture theater is an unconstituional prior restraint of free speech. Because we hold that it is, we reverse the decision of the trial court in favor of defendant, city of St. Paul.
The facts in this case are not in dispute. Plaintiff applied for a license to operate a motion picture theater to be known as the “Flick” located in the city of St. Paul. Defendant, city of St. Paul, has the authority to grant and rescind motion picture theater…
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- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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