Legal Opinion
National Ass'n of Theatre Owners of Wisconsin, Inc. v. Motion Picture Commission
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided June 2, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 70-C-570PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT
REYNOLDS, District Judge.
This is an action by most of the motion picture exhibitors in Milwaukee to prohibit the local Motion Picture Commission, operating under a city ordinance, from classifying films and initiating legal proceedings to have some of them declared obscene. The plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment of the facial constitutionality and an injunction against the operation and enforcement of Ch. 106-9.5(5) of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances which provides as follows:
“(5) Motion Picture Code and Rating Program established.
“It shall be mandatory that no person…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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