Legal Opinion
Colacurcio v. City of Kent
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1998No. 96-36197PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Chief Judge HUG; Dissent by Judge REINHARDT.
HUG, Chief Judge:
In this case we examine whether the district court was correct in concluding as a matter of law that the City of Kent’s ordinance, which requires nude dancers to perform at least ten feet from patrons, does not violate the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Appellants, who planned to open a nightclub featuring nude dancing on stage and personalized table dancing, argue that the ten-foot distance requirement amounts to a complete ban on table dancing, which they allege is a unique form of expression…
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