Legal Opinion
Hamilton Amusement Center, Inc. v. Poritz
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided February 28, 1997PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
PETRELLA, P.J.A.D.
This is an appeal by the State of New Jersey from an order permanently enjoining enforcement of N.J.S.A. 2C:34-7(c) as an unconstitutional content-based restriction on free speech or alternatively as void for vagueness.
Hamilton Amusement Center, Inc., t/a Video Express, L.O.J., Inc., t/a The Emporium, Pynco, Inc., t/a Camelot Book Store, and Crescendo Book, Inc., t/a Carnival Books (collectively referred to as plaintiffs) own or operate sexually oriented businesses that use signs which exceed the statute’s restrictions on size, number…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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- Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hamilton Amusement Center v. VernieroSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1998
- Township of Saddle Brook v. A.B. Family Center, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1998
- Hamilton Amusement Center v. VernieroSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1998