Legal Opinion
Nobby Lobby, Inc. v. City of Dallas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1992No. 17-70006PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, the City of Dallas and Officer R.E. Bardin (collectively the City), challenge the district court’s grant of declara tory and injunctive relief, barring the City from using § 16.01 of the Texas Penal Code to seize video and computer equipment and peep show booths from adult bookstores in Dallas, 767 F.Supp. 801 (N.D.Tex.1991). The City contends foremost that the Younger doctrine required the court to abstain in this case. Alternatively, the City argues that the court construed Texas’s criminal instrument statute too narrowly and, regardless, erred in…
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