Legal Opinion
Sdj, Inc., D/B/A Sugar Babes v. The City of Houston
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 15, 1988No. 86-2735PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
The City of Houston enacted a detailed ordinance imposing licensing and zoning restrictions upon sexually oriented businesses. The owners of 23 topless bars subject to the regulations filed suit in federal district court lodging a number of facial attacks on the Ordinance. The district court, with three exceptions not complained of here, upheld the Ordinance. See SDJ, Inc. v. City of Houston, 636 F.Supp. 1359 (S.D.Tex.1986).
The owners press numerous issues on appeal. First, they challenge the Ordinance on first amendment grounds, claiming that the City…
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