Legal Opinion
Stansberry v. Holmes
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 17, 1980No. 79-3606PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
This case involves an appeal from a district court’s order permanently enjoining the enforcement of Regulations §§ 4(k) and (1) of the Regulations of Harris County, Texas dealing with the zoning of certain sexually oriented commercial enterprises. We reverse the decision of the trial court.
For a number of years Texas municipalities have sought to regulate the location or operation of sexually oriented businesses.1 Faced with the problem of many of those businesses moving outside city limits, in May 1979 the Texas Legislature enacted enabling acts 2372 v and w authorizing…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Moore v. City of East ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Mayhew v. Town of SunnyvaleTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Elling O. Eide v. Sarasota County, a Political Subdivision of the State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Greenbriar, Ltd. v. City of AlabasterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Greenbriar, Ltd. v. City Of AlabasterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- George Basiardanes v. City of GalvestonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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