Legal Opinion
Manos v. City of Green Bay
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided January 21, 1974No. Civ. A. 72-C-372PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDS, Chief Judge:
This is a civil rights case concerning the authority of a common council of Green Bay, Wisconsin to refuse to renew the liquor license of a tavern owner be cause he-allows topless dancers to perform in his tavern. Jurisdiction is claimed under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter is presently before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment.
In Wisconsin the authority to grant liquor licenses is delegated by law to the common council of each city. Section 176.05(1) of the Wisconsin Statutes 1 states that:
“[e]ach * * * common council may grant…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Frank D. Felix D/B/A Club Zeus v. Coleman A. Young, Mayor, City of DetroitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Bundo v. City of Walled LakeMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
- Katherine Amen v. City of Dearborn, a Municipal Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Jamison v. State, Department of Social Services, Division of Family ServicesSupreme Court of Missouri · 2007
- Pitrone v. MercadanteDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
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