Legal Opinion
MDK, Inc. v. Village of Grafton
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided August 7, 2003No. 03-C-0026PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
ADELMAN, District Judge.
I. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiff MDK, Inc. (“MDK”), owner of the Luxury Box, a tavern in the Village of Grafton (“Grafton”), brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging the constitutionality of Grafton’s ordinance regulating adult-oriented establishments, § 9.35 of the municipal code. Plaintiff wishes to offer erotic nude or semi-nude dance entertainment, a form of expression protected by the First Amendment. See, e.g., Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc., 501 U.S. 560, 565-66, 111 S.Ct. 2456, 115 L.Ed.2d 504 (1991). Under the…
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