Legal Opinion
Vernon Beigay, Inc. v. Traxler
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 28, 1986No. 85-1592PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
Vernon Beigay, Inc. (Beigay) brought this action challenging the constitutionality of South Carolina’s obscenity statutes, S.C. Code Ann. §§ 16-15-260 to -440 (Law.Coop.1985). Beigay sought injunctive relief against the enforcement of these statutes. Beigay further sought damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) for the appellees’ enforcement actions, which allegedly chilled and violated Beigay’s U.S. Constitutional rights guaranteed under the first and fourteenth amendments. The district court rejected Beigay’s constitutional challenge and relief requests, granting summary…
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