Legal Opinion
Paul A. Richter Dba the Body Shop v. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control of the State of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 29, 1977No. 77-1789PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Senior Circuit Judge:
Appellant operates an establishment in San Diego, “The Body Shop,” which serves alcoholic beverages and which offers to the public performances of nude dancing. 1 The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (“the Department”) 2 enacted Administrative Rule 143.3 which, inter alia, provides that no liquor license shall be held at any premises wherein the live entertainment includes the “displaying of the pubic hair, anus, vulva or genitals.” 3 " The United States Supreme Court found Rule 143.3 to be valid on its face in California v. LaRue, 409 U.S. 109,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Murdock v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- California v. LaRueSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Kenneth W. Benda v. Grand Lodge Of The International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Benda v. Grand Lodge of the International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Felix v. MillikenDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1978
- Stroh v. Midway Restaurant Systems, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1986
- Bolser v. Washington State Liquor Control BoardWashington Supreme Court · 1978
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