TJPC Restaurant Corp. v. State Liquor Authority

Cardamone, J. P. (dissenting).

In my view, the citizens of Rochester certainly have a right to forbid indecent nudity and the lewd exposure of a person’s private parts on the street or in a public place where others are present. To accomplish this a local public ordinance was passed by the Common Council of Rochester. Citizens, of course, may properly and legitimately act through their elected Common Council representatives in an endeavor to protect the quality of life in the community where they reside and which they must perforce share. Our highest court has stated that the States have broad…