Legal Opinion
Blue Canary Corporation v. City of Milwaukee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 29, 2001No. 00-3543PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, appealing from the grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, the City of Milwaukee, argues that the City’s refusal to renew the plaintiffs liquor license violated the free speech clause of the First Amendment. The plaintiff had bought a tavern in Milwaukee that entertained its patrons with polkas. It obtained a liquor license and shortly afterward changed the name of the tavern from Blue Canary to Runway 94 and applied for and received a “cabaret license,” which permits a tavern to provide entertainment in the form of dancing by performers. On…
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