Legal Opinion

Ambassador Books & Video, Inc. Allan Dunlap, Doing Business as United Arcade v. City of Little Rock, Arkansas

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 1, 1994No. 93-1509PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case involves constitutional challenges to a city ordinance that limits the areas of the city in which “sexually oriented businesses” may operate. The district court held the ordinance constitutional. We affirm.

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A. In August or September, 1985, the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (“City”), received a number of complaints about adult businesses operating within the city. City Manager Fleming sent a memorandum to City Attorney Stodola requesting research on regulating sexually oriented businesses. In response, Stodola asked two members…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. FW/PBS, Inc. v. City of DallasSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Clark v. Community for Creative Non-ViolenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by52 opinions

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  3. Ilq Investments, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation Excalibur Group, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation v. City of Rochester, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  4. Goldrush II v. City of MariettaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Richard F. Richenberg, Jr. v. William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense Sheila Widnall, Secretary of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997

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