Legal Opinion

Suburban Video, Inc. v. City of Delafield

District Court, E.D. Wisconsin

Decided August 29, 1988No. Civ. A. 88-C-707PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION and ORDER

TERRENCE T. EVANS, District Judge.

Superb Video, which sells what have been described as “sexually explicit” books, magazines, and video cassettes, has filed this suit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the City of Delafield. The target of the suit is a Delafield ordinance regulating “adult-oriented establishments.” Superb Video contends that the ordinance conflicts with the first, fifth, ninth and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.

The disputed ordinance essentially does two things: first, it requires “adult-oriented stores” to take the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Palko v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  4. City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. Commission on Adult Entertainment EstablishmentsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  2. Phil Matney and Satellite News and Video, Inc. v. County of KenoshaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  3. City of Lincoln v. ABC Books, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1991
  4. City of Colorado Springs v. 2354 INC.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1995
  5. Movie & Video World, Inc. v. Board of County CommissionersDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1989

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