Legal Opinion
Fantasy Book Shop, Inc. v. City of Boston
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 16, 1981No. 81-1081PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
In this appeal we must decide whether a municipal ordinance governing the licensing of public amusements and exhibitions unconstitutionally interferes with the right of an adult book store to offer to the public a coin-operated motion picture business.
I
Since 1974 the City of Boston’s zoning code has restricted operation of so-called adult uses to a single downtown Adult Entertainment District, popularly known as the Combat Zone. In addition, all “theatrical exhibitions, public shows, public amusements and exhibitions of every description” are required to obtain a license…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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