City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit declared unconstitutional two sections of a licensing ordi*285nance governing coin-operated amusement establishments in the city of Mesquite, Texas.1 Section 6 of Ordinance 1353, which directs the Chief of Police to consider whether a license applicant has any “connections with criminal elements,”2 was *286held to be unconstitutionally vague. Section 5, which prohibits a licensee from allowing children under 17 years of age to operate the amusement devices unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian,3 was held to be without a rational…