Legal Opinion
Ben's Bar, Inc. v. Village of Somerset
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 17, 2003No. 01-4351PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Ben’s Bar, Inc. operates a tavern in the Village of Somerset, Wisconsin, that formerly served as a venue for nude and semi-nude dancing. After the Village enacted an ordinance that, in part, prohibited the sale, use, or consumption of alcohol on the premises of “Sexually Oriented Businesses,” Ben’s Bar and two of its dancers filed suit under. 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the enforcement of the ordinance. The plaintiffs’ complaint alleged, among other things, that the ordinance’s alcohol prohibition violated their right to freedom of…
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