Legal Opinion
Nortown Theatre Incorporated v. Gribbs
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided March 22, 1974No. Civ. A. 39796, 40168 and 40198PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
The three above-captioned civil actions present substantially identical challenges to the constitutionality of certain ordinances of the City of Detroit. For purposes of the motions for summary judgment filed in each case by the Defendants, the cases shall be treated together in this opinion.
American Mini Theaters, Inc., and Pussy Cat Theatres of Michigan, Plaintiffs in Civil Action No. 40198, are owners and lessees of a motion picture theatre in the City of Detroit which is devoted to the showing of so-called adult films from which minors are excluded. They have been denied a…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Frank D. Felix D/B/A Club Zeus v. Coleman A. Young, Mayor, City of DetroitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Town of Islip v. CavigliaNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Hart Book Stores, Inc. v. EdmistenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Bayside Enterprises, Inc. v. CarsonDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1978
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