Legal Opinion
Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. City of West Palm Beach
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1972No. 71-3220PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
This is a classic case involving the principle that our government is one of laws and not of men. The City of West Palm Beach, Florida, acting through a duly authorized official, refused a license to the promoter of the musical “Hair” to display the production in a municipal auditorium on the basis that the musical does not constitute “family entertainment.” Finding that subjective authoritarianism in the denial of First Amendment rights is constitutionally intolerable, we conclude that the dictate of the auditorium manager in this case cannot withstand the mildest…
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3Cited by34 opinions
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