Legal Opinion
D.G. Restaurant Corp. v. City of Myrtle Beach
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1991No. 90-1509PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
In response to the anticipated establishment of an adult entertainment business offering topless dancing in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the city council adopted an ordinance that prohibits a business from offering nudity within 500 feet of residential areas, other regulated adult businesses, churches, schools and public parks. An affected business filed suit to challenge the ordinance on the ground that it improperly regulates free speech as secured by the First and Fourteenth Amendments. *142The district court agreed and enjoined Myrtle Beach from enforcing the…
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