Legal Opinion
Avalon Cinema Corp. v. Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 11, 1981No. 81-1162PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Avalon Cinema Corporation (Avalon) appeals from a judgment of the District Court denying its request for declaratory and injunctive relief and upholding the constitutionality of a zoning ordinance enacted by the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas. A panel of this Court, one judge dissenting, affirmed the judgment. 658 F.2d 555. Rehearing en banc was then granted, and the case was reargued before the full bench. Because the ordinance cannot be squared with the relevant precedents under the First Amendment, we now reverse.
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On September 30, 1980, Avalon obtained building…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Heffron v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Erznoznik v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Schad v. Borough of Mount EphraimSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by41 opinions
- George Basiardanes v. City of GalvestonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Avalon Cinema Corporation v. Reed W. Thompson, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Mayor of the City of North Little Rock, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Postscript Enterprises v. City of BridgetonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Playtime Theaters, Inc. v. City of RentonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- BSA, Inc. v. King CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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