Legal Opinion
Amico v. New Castle County
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided April 6, 1984No. Civ. A. No. 82-513 CMWPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.
In this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff alleges that defendants have unconstitutionally violated his first amendment rights and the first amendment rights of the citizens of New Castle County by refusing to grant plaintiff a permit to open an adult entertainment center. Defendants have based their refusal on several zoning ordinances adopted by New Castle County and designed to regulate the location of adult entertainment centers. The Court has dealt with parts of these ordinances in an earlier opinion, see Amico v. New…
2Cases cited63 opinions
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- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Frank E. Acierno v. Michael Mitchell, in His Official and Individual Capacity New Castle CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Miller v. Board of Adjustment of Dewey BeachSuperior Court of Delaware · 1986
- Doe v. F.P., Diocese of WinonaCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2003
- Amico v. New Castle CountyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1987
- Mitchell v. Commission on Adult Entertainment Establishments of DelawareDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1991
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