Grandco Corporation, an Illinois Corporation v. James M. Rochford, Individually and as Acting Superintendent of Police of the City of Chicago

HASTINGS, Senior Circuit Judge.

On this appeal we consider whether the district court properly entered a declaratory judgment that a Chicago municipal ordinance governing the licensing of motion picture theaters is unconstitutional on its face and enjoined its enforcement. The defendant city officials challenge the district court’s action on three grounds: (1) that federal relief is barred by the existence of pending state proceedings against the plaintiffs, (2) that plaintiffs lack standing to challenge the ordinance, and (3) that the ordinance is, in any event, constitutional on its face.

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