Legal Opinion
Saints and Sinners v. City of Providence
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided November 13, 2001No. 99-563-LPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, District Judge.
This case involves the denial of an adult entertainment license and the denial of a liquor license transfer for the same proposed establishment. Plaintiffs, Rhode Island Cranston Entertainment, Inc., also know as Saints and Sinners, and its President, Alan Bogossian, bring this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging violations of the First Amendment by the City of Providence and the members of the Providence Board of Licenses (“Board”). Plaintiffs claim that their First Amendment rights were violated when the licenses were denied by the Board because…
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