Charles Chulchian v. City of Indianapolis

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

The issue here is the validity of the general business licensing ordinance of the City of Indianapolis under the First Amendment, as applied to the States by the Fourteenth Amendment. Plaintiff-appellant Charles Chulchian was denied a license to operate a movie theatre under the ordinance. He appeals that part of the district court’s order which upheld certain sections of the ordinance. We affirm the district court’s order.

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The City of Indianapolis, defendant-appellee here, requires the annual licensing of all businesses in the City. 1 Regulations is sued pursuant to the…