Legal Opinion
New Hope Books, Inc. v. Farmer
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided January 13, 2000No. CIV. 98-3937 JBSPublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SIMANDLE, District Judge.
This motion addresses the important issue of whether it is appropriate for this federal court to subject a state criminal statute to pre-enforcement review upon the ground that the statute’s existence is alleged to have a tendency to chill the plaintiffs’ exercise of First Amendment rights in connection with the operation of their adult entertainment business. In this case, plaintiffs, New Hope Books, Inc. (“New Hope”) and 705 Crescent Corporation (“705 Crescent”), an adult entertainment store and its landlord, respectively, challenge the constitutionality of…
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