Legal Opinion
Showtime Entertainment, LLC v. Town of Mendon
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 8, 2015No. SJC 11770PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
We consider in the present case a challenge brought against a bylaw adopted by the town of Mendon (town) prohibiting the sale or presence of alcohol at adult entertainment establishments. Showtime Entertainment, LLC (Showtime), seeks to operate such an establishment within the town and to serve alcohol on the premises. It brought suit in Federal court seeking to invalidate the bylaw. The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has certified the following questions to this court, pursuant to S.J.C. Rule 1:03, as appearing in 382 Mass. 700 (1981): 2
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ward v. Rock Against RacismSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- California v. LaRueSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode IslandSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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