Legal Opinion
DLS, Inc. v. City of Chattanooga
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1997No. 95-5971PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs below — a corporation operating a nightclub devoted to erotic dancing, the corporation’s sole shareholder, and two of its employees — brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to challenge the constitutionality of the City of Chattanooga’s ordinance that regulates such facilities. After a bench trial, the district court enjoined the City from enforcing portions of its licensing system, but upheld the ordinance in all other respects. The plaintiffs appeal from that judgment, and we affirm.
I. The History of the Ordinance
In 1986, the Chattanooga Board of…
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