Legal Opinion

Alexander v. City of Minneapolis

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 28, 1983No. 82-1385PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

The District Court1 held, in a suit for declaratory and injunctive relief brought by owners and operators of “adult” movies and bookstores, that Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 540.410, a zoning ordinance, violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Alexander v. City of Minneapolis, 531 F.Supp. 1162 (D.Minn.1982). Section 540.410 attempted to regulate the establishment and operation of various “adults-only” enterprises including adults-only bookstores, adults-only theatres, saunas, massage parlors, and “rap parlors.”2 The Dis*937trict Court found as a fact that access to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Heffron v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Schad v. Borough of Mount EphraimSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. George Basiardanes v. City of GalvestonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  5. Hart Book Stores, Inc. v. EdmistenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Alexander v. City of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  2. Mark Koscielski Barbara Bergstrom, Individually and D/B/A Koscielski's Guns and Ammo v. City of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  3. Dumas v. City of DallasDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1986
  4. City of Stanton v. CoxCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
  5. Adultworld Bookstore Dba Reliable Enterprises, Inc. v. The City of Fresno, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985

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