Legal Opinion
Sambo's Restaurants, Inc., and Sambar Properties, Inc. v. The City of Ann Arbor George W. Gardner and G. M. Scofield
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 4, 1981No. 79-1338PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*687CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case raises novel freedom of speech issues regarding the standard for the waiver of first amendment rights and the scope of first amendment protection to be afforded “offensive” commercial speech. In 1971, Sambo’s Restaurants, Inc., petitioned the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, for site plan approval for construction of a Sambo’s Restaurant. When the City Council balked at accepting the proposal, Sambo’s agreed not to use that name in connection with the restaurant. Approval by the City Council followed quickly. After six years of operation under the name…
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