Legal Opinion
Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 23, 1975No. 73-1942PublishedCited by 1,090 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
This case presents a challenge to the facial validity of a Jacksonville, Fla., ordinance that prohibits showing films containing nudity by a drive-in movie theater when its screen is visible from a public street or place.
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Appellant, Richard Erznoznik, is the manager of the University Drive-In Theatre in Jacksonville. On March 13, 1972, he was charged with violating § 330.313 of the municipal code for exhibiting a motion picture, visible from public streets, in which “female buttocks and bare breasts were shown.” 1 The ordinance, adopted January 14, 1972, provides:
“330.313 Drive-In Theaters,…
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