Legal Opinion
Salem Inn, Inc. v. Frank
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 10, 1974No. 74-C-1108PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARTELS, District Judge.
This is the second attempt of the Town of North Hempstead by ordinance to prevent “topless” dancing within its boundaries. Plaintiffs, owners of two bars in North Hempstead featuring topless dancing, bring this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2201, seeking a preliminary injunction, a permanent injunction and a declaratory judgment against the enforcement of Chapter 11 of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead 1 charging a violation of their civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The ordinance prohibits owners or operators of cabarets, bars, lounges, dance halls,…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by12 opinions
- People v. GarrisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
- Salem Inn, Inc., and M & L Rest. Inc. v. Louis J. Frank, Individually and as Police Commissioner of Nassau CountyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Grand Faloon Tavern, Inc. v. Robert Wicker, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Attwood v. PurcellDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1975
- People v. GarrisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
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