Legal Opinion
Billups v. City of Charleston
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided July 1, 2016No. Civil No. 2:16-cv-00264-DCNPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DAVID C. NORTON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
This matter is before the court on plaintiffs Kimberly Billups, Michael Warfield, and Michael Nolan’s (collectively, “plaintiffs”) motion for preliminary injunction, and defendant City of Charleston’s (the “City”) motion to dismiss. For the following reasons, the court denies plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction and denies the City’s motion to dismiss.
I, BACKGROUND
This dispute arises out of a First Amendment challenge to the City’s regulation of tour guides. The city of Charleston, South Carolina draws millions of visitors every year…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Kimberly Billups v. City of CharlestonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2020
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