Legal Opinion
N.W. Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Houston
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided August 7, 1998No. Civil Action H-97-0196PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ATLAS, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.INTRODUCTION........................................................ 767
A. Procedural History................................................... 767
B. History of the Ordinance.............................................. 770
II.SUMMARY JUDGMENT STANDARD..................................... 772
III. LEGAL STANDARD FOR FIRST AMENDMENT CHALLENGE............ 773
A. Businesses Entitled to Heightened First Amendment Scrutiny........... 774
1. Content-Based Regulations Receive Strict Scrutiny................... 774
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2Cases cited153 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Clark v. City of LakewoodCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- N W Enterprises Inc v. The City of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- Dream Palace v. County of MaricopaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Rosenblatt v. City of Houston, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2000
- Bigg Wolf Discount Video Movie Sales, Inc. v. Montgomery CountyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2003
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