Legal Opinion
Steakhouse Inc v. City of Raleigh NC
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1999No. 97-2341PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge HAMILTON and Judge MOTZ joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Chief Judge:
Steakhouse, Incorporated seeks to construct a topless dancing bar in Raleigh, North Carolina. It challenges the City’s special use permit procedure for adult establishments. Steakhouse brought suit in federal district court claiming that the permit procedure is an unconstitutional prior restraint. It moved for a preliminary injunction mandating the issuance of a special use permit for its proposed bar. The district court denied the motion, and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Shuttlesworth v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
- R.W.B. of Riverview, Inc. v. StempleDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2000
- Steakhouse, Incorporated v. The City Of RaleighCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999