Legal Opinion
TINY B., INC. v. City of Newport Beach
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 30, 1998No. G016950, G019250, G022132PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BEDSWORTH, J.
The sine qua non of a life in the law is a willingness to devote a great deal of thought to issues which seldom concern nonlawyers. In this case, for example, we discuss appropriate ways in which to distinguish a theater from a restaurant—something with which the general public seems to have absolutely no difficulty, but which regularly defies the best efforts of courts and counsel.
This is a dispute over the extent to which the City of Newport Beach may constitutionally regulate the operation of the Mermaid, an adult entertainment establishment owned and operated by Tily…
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