Legal Opinion
City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 13, 2002No. 00-799PublishedCited by 448 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice O’Connor
in which The Chief Justice, Justice Scalia, and Justice Thomas join.
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 12.70(C) (1983), as amended, prohibits “the establishment or maintenance of more than one adult entertainment business in the same building, structure or portion thereof.” Respondents, two adult establishments that each operated an adult bookstore and an adult video arcade in the same building, filed a suit under Rev. Stat. § 1979,42 U. S. C. § 1983 (1994 ed., Supp. V), alleging that § 12.70(C) violates the First Amendment and seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. The District Court granted…
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