Legal Opinion
Wortham v. City of Tucson
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided December 30, 1980No. 2 CA-CIV 3641PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOWARD, Judge.
At issue is the constitutionality of Ordinance No. 4783 which provides for the licensing and regulation of adult entertainment enterprises. In a declaratory action filed by appellees the trial court granted summary judgment in their favor and declared the ordinance unconstitutional. Although we find some parts of the ordinance to be constitutionally infirm, we believe they can be severed from the rest of the ordinance.
The purpose and intent of the ordinance is set forth in Sec. 7-206:
“It is the purpose and intent of this article to provide for the orderly regulation of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by4 opinions
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