Legal Opinion
National Amusements, Inc. v. Town of Dedham
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 4, 1995No. 94-1176PublishedCited by 478 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents a medley of constitutional questions driven by the passage of a municipal bylaw that effectively prohibits the exhibition of motion pictures at the town’s only theater between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. After careful consideration of appellant’s asseverational array, we affirm the district court’s entry of summary judgment in the municipality’s favor.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff-appellant, National Amusements, Inc., owns and operates Showcase Cinemas (Showcase), a complex containing 12 theaters located on Route 1 in Dedham, Massachusetts. In 1978,…
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