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              Appendix A: Cases Cited

              David W. Owens
              January, 1997
              Legal topic(s)

              Appendix to Regulating Sexually Oriented Businesses

              Summary: 

              11126 Baltimore Boulevard v. Prince George’s County I, 886 F.2d 1415 (4th Cir. 1989), vacated and remanded, 496 U.S. 901 (1990)
              11126 Baltimore Boulevard v. Prince George’s County III, 58 F.3d 988 (4th Cir. 1995), cert. denied, 116 S. Ct. 567 (1995)
              15192 Thirteen Mile Road, Inc. v. City of Warren, 626 F. Supp. 803 (E.D. Mich. 1985)
              44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island, 134 L.Ed.2d 711 (1996)
              754 Orange Ave., Inc. v. West Haven, 761 F.2d 105 (2d Cir. 1985)
              Acorn Investments, Inc. v. City of Seattle, 887 F.2d 219 (9th Cir. 1989)
              Alexander v. City of Minneapolis, 928 F.2d 278 (8th Cir. 1991)
              Ambassador Books & Video, Inc. v. City of Little Rock, 20 F.3d 858 (8th Cir. 1994), cert. denied, 115 S. Ct. 186 (1994)
              American Booksellers Association v. Hudnut, 771 F.2d 323, aff’d, 475 U.S. 1001 (1986)
              American Library Association v. Reno, 33 F.3d 78 (D.C. Cir. 1994), cert. denied, 115 S. Ct. 2610 (1996)
              Amico v. New Castle County, 571 F. Supp. 160 (D. Del. 1983)
              Arcara v. Cloud Books, Inc., 478 U.S. 697 (1986)
              Avalon Cinema Corp. v. Thompson, 667 F. 2d 659 (8th Cir. 1981)
              Barbuleau v. City of Newburgh, 640 N.Y.S.2d 935 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1995)
              Barnes v. Glen Theater, Inc. 501 U.S. 560 (1991)
              Basiardanes v. City of Galveston, 682 F.2d 1203 (5th Cir. 1982)
              Bayside Enterprises, Inc. v. Carson, 450 F. Supp. 696 (M.D. Fla 1978)
              Berg v. Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County, 865 F.2d 797 (7th Cir. 1989)
              Bonnell, Inc. v. Board of Adjustment of the City of Oklahoma City, 791 P.2d 107 (Ok. Ct. App. 1989)
              Boos v. Barry, 485 U.S. 312 (1988)
              Broadrick v. Oklahoma, 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
              Broadway Books, Inc. v. Roberts, 642 F. Supp. 486 (E.D. Tenn. 1986)
              California v. LaRue, 409 U.S. 109 (1972)
              Centaur, Inc. v. Richland County, 392 S.E.2d 165 (S.C. 1990)
              Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Comm’n of New York, 447 U.S. 557 (1987)
              Chambers v. Peach County, 467 S.E.2d 519 (Ga. 1996)
              Chase v. Davelaar, 645 F.2d 735 (9th Cir. 1981)
              Chesapeake B & M, Inc. v. Harford County, 58 F.3d 1005 (4th Cir. 1995), cert. denied, 116 S. Ct. 567 (1995)
              Christy v. City of Ann Arbor, 824 F.2d 489 (6th Cir. 1987), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 1059 (1988)
              Cincinnati v. Discovery Network, 507 U.S. 410 (1993)
              Cinema I Video, Inc. v. Thornburg, 83 N.C. App. 544, 351 S.E.2d 305 (1986), aff’d, 320 N.C. 485, 358 S.E.2d 383 (1987)
              U.S. 789 (1984)
              City of Daytona Beach v. Del Properties, 476 So.2d 197 (Fla. 1985)
              City of Great Falls v. M.K. Enterprises, Inc., 732 P.2d 413 (Mont. 1987)
              City of Ladue v. Gilleo, 512 U.S. 43 (1994)
              City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc 475 U.S. 41 (1986)
              City of Whittier v. Walnut Properties, Inc., 197 Cal. Rptr. 127 (Cal. Ct. App. 1983)
              Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence, 468 U.S. 288 (1984)
              CLR Corp. v. Henline, 702 F.2d 637 (6th Cir. 1983)
              Conner v. Town of Hilton Head Island, 442 S.E.2d 608 (S.C. 1994)
              D.G. Restaurant Corp. v. City of Myrtle Beach, 953 F.2d 140 (4th Cir. 1992)
              Doe v. City of Minneapolis, 898 F.2d 612 (8th Cir. 1990)
              U.S. 374 (1994)
              Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc., 422 U.S. 922 (1975)
              E & B Enterprises v. City of University Park, 449 F. Supp. 695 (N.D. Tex. 1977)
              Brooks Books, Inc. v. City of Memphis, 48 F.3d 220 (6th Cir. 1995), cert. denied, 116 S. Ct. 277 (1995)
              Ebel v. City of Corona, 767 F.2d 635 (9th Cir. 1985)
              Ellwest Stereo Theaters, Inc. v. Wenner, 681 F.2d 1243 (9th Cir. 1982)
              Entertainment Concepts, Inc. v. Maciejewski, 631 F.2d 497 (7th Cir. 1980), cert. denied, 450 U.S. 919 (1981)
              Envy, Ltd. v. City of Louisville, 734 F. Supp. 785 (W.D. Ky. 1990)
              Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville, 422 U.S. 205 (1975)
              Fantasy Book Shop v. City of Boston, 652 F.2d 1115 (1st Cir. 1981)
              Fay v. State Board of Alcoholic Control, 30 N.C. App. 492, 227 S.E.2d 298, cert. denied, 291 N.C. 175, 229 S.E.2d 689 (1976)
              Fehlaber v. North Carolina, 675 F.2d 1365 (4th Cir. 1982)
              Freedman v. Maryland, 380 U.S. 51 (1965)
              Freewood Assocs. v. Davie County Zoning Bd. of Adjustment, 28 N.C. App. 717, 222 S.E.2d 910 (1976)
              Function Junction, Inc. v. City of Daytona Beach, 705 F. Supp. 544 (M.D. Fla. 1987)
              FW/PBS, Inc. v. City of Dallas, 493 U.S. 215 (1990)
              Genusa v. City of Peoria, 619 F.2d 1203 (7th Cir. 1980)
              Ginsburg v. New York, 390 U.S. 629 (1968)
              Grand Brittain, Inc. v. City of Amarillo, 27 F.3d 1068 (5th Cir. 1994)
              Grand Faloon Tavern, Inc. v. Wicker, 670 F.2d 943 (11th Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 859 (1982)
              Hart Book Stores, Inc. v. Edmisten, 612 F.2d 821 (4th Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 447 U.S. 929 (1980)
              Holmberg v. City of Ramsey, 12 F.3d 140 (8th Cir. 1993), cert. denied, 115 S. Ct. 59 (1994)
              ILQ Investments, Inc. v. City of Rochester, 25 F.3d 1413 (8th Cir. 1994), cert. denied, 115 S. Ct. 578 (1994)
              In re Melkonian, 85 N.C. App. 351, rev. denied, 320 N.C. 631 (1987)
              International Eateries of America, Inc. v. Broward County, 941 F.2d 1157 (11th Cir. 1991), cert. denied, 503 U.S. 920 (1992)
              International Food & Beverage Systems v. City of Fort Lauderdale, 614 F. Supp. 1517 (S.D. Fla. 1985), vacated and remanded, 794 F.2d 1520 (11th Cir. 1986)
              Janra Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Reno, 818 F. Supp. 1361 (D. Nev. 1993)
              Jenkins v. Georgia, 418 U.S. 153 (1974)
              K. Hope, Inc. v. Onslow County, 911 F. Supp. 948 (E.D.N.C. 1995)
              Keego Harbor Co. v. City of Keego Harbor, 657 F.2d 94 (6th Cir. 1981)
              KEV, Inc. v. Kitsap County, 793 F.2d 1053 (9th Cir. 1986)
              Krueger v. City of Pensacola, 759 F.2d 851 (11th Cir. 1985)
              Lakeland Lounge of Jackson, Inc. v. City of Jackson, 973 F.2d 1255 (5th Cir. 1992), cert. denied, 507 U.S. 1030 (1993)
              Marks v. United States, 430 U.S. 188 (1977)
              Marty’s Adult World of Enfield, Inc. v. Town of Enfield, 20 F.3d 512 (2d Cir. 1994)
              MD II Entertainment, Inc. v. City of Dallas, 28 F.3d 492 (5th Cir. 1994)
              Metromedia, Inc. v. San Diego, 453 U.S. 490 (1981)
              Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15 (1973)
              Mini Spas, Inc. v. South Salt Lake City, 810 F.2d 939 (10th Cir. 1987)
              Mitchell v. Commission on Adult Entertainment Establishments, 10 F.3d 123 (3d Cir. 1993)
              Movie & Video World, Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners of Palm Beach County, 723 F. Supp. 695 (S.D. Fla. 1989)
              New York Liquor Auth. v. Bellanca, 452 U.S. 714 (1981)
              North Street Book Shoppe, Inc. v. Village of Endicott, 582 F. Supp. 1428 (N.D.N.Y. 1984)
              Northend Cinema Inc. v. City of Seattle, 585 P.2d 1153 (Wash. 1978), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 946 (1979)
              O’Malley v. City of Syracuse, 813 F. Supp. 133 (N.D.N.Y. 1993)
              PA Northwestern Distributors v. Zoning Hearing Board, 584 A.2d 1372 (Pa. 1991)
              PAP’s A.M. v. City of Erie, 674 A.2d 338 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1996)
              Paris Adult Theater I v. Slaton, 413 U.S. 49 (1973)
              Pel Asso, Inc. v. Joseph, 427 S.E.2d 264 (Ga. 1993)
              People Tags, Inc. v. Jackson County Legislature, 636 F. Supp. 1345 (W.D. Mo. 1986)
              Postscript Enterprises v. City of Bridgeton, 905 F.2d 223 (8th Cir. 1990)
              Purple Onion, Inc. v. Jackson, 511 F. Supp. 1207 (N.D. Ga. 1981)
              Rappa v. New Castle County, 18 F.3d 1043 (3d Cir. 1994)
              Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476 (1967)
              Rubin v. Coors Brewing Co., 115 S. Ct. 1585 (1995)
              S & G News, Inc. v. City of Southgate, 638 F. Supp. 1060 (E.D. Mich. 1986), aff’d, 819 F.2d 1142 (6th Cir. 1987)
              Sable Communications of California v. FCC, 492 U.S. 115 (1989)
              Schad v. Borough of Mt. Ephraim, 452 U.S. 61 (1981)
              SDJ, Inc. v. City of Houston, 837 F.2d 1268 (5th Cir. 1988), cert. denied, 489 U.S. 1052 (1989)
              S.J.T., Inc. v. Richmond County, 430 S.E.2d 726 (Ga. 1993), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 1011 (1993)
              Smith v. Goguen, 415 U.S. 566 (1974)
              Smith v. United States, 431 U.S. 291 (1977)
              South Florida Free Beaches, Inc. v. City of Miami, 734 F.2d 608 (11th Cir. 1984)
              Southern Entertainment Co. of Fla., Inc. v. City of Boynton Beach, 736 F. Supp. 1094 (S.D. Fla. 1990)
              Specialty Malls of Tampa v. City of Tampa, 916 F. Supp. 1222 (M.D. Fla. 1996)
              Stanley v. Georgia, 394 U.S. 557 (1969)
              Stansberry v. Holmes, 613 F.2d 1285 (5th Cir. 1980), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 886 (1980)
              Star Satellite, Inc. v. City of Biloxi, 779 F.2d 1074 (5th Cir. 1986)
              State ex rel. Andrews v. Chateau X, Inc., 296 N.C. 251, 250 S.E.2d 603 (1979), vacated, 445 U.S. 947 (1980), on remand, 302 N.C. 321, 275 S.E.2d 443 (1981)
              State ex rel. Gilchrist v. Hurley, 48 N.C. App. 433, 269 S.E.2d 646, cert. denied, 301 N.C. 720, 274 S.E.2d 233 (1981)
              State v. Anderson, 322 N.C. 22, 366 S.E.2d 459 (1988)
              State v. Bryant and Floyd, 285 N.C. 27, 203 S.E.2d 27 (1973), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 974 (1974)
              State v. Fenner, 263 N.C. 694, 140 S.E.2d 349 (1965)
              State v. Holmberg, 545 N.W.2d 65 (Ct. App. Minn. 1996)
              State v. Jones, 7 N.C. App. 166, 171 S.E.2d 468 (1970)
              State v. Joyner, 286 N.C. 366, 211 S.E.2d 320, appeal dismissed, 422 U.S. 1002 (1975)
              State v. King, 285 N.C. 305, 204 S.E.2d 667 (1974)
              State v. King, 268 N.C. 711, 151 S.E.2d 566 (1966)
              State v. Lowery, 268 N.C. 162, 150 S.E.2d 23 (1966)
              State v. Mayes, 323 N.C. 159, 371 S.E.2d 476 (1988)
              State v. Richardson, 307 N.C. 692, 300 S.E.2d 379 (1983)
              State v. Roper, 18 N.C. 208 (1835)
              State v. Streath, 73 N.C. App. 546, 327 S.E.2d 240, cert. denied, 313 N.C. 513, 329 S.E.2d 402 (1985)
              State v. Tenore, 280 N.C. 238, 185 S.E.2d 644 (1972)
              State v. Watson, 88 N.C. App. 624, 364 S.E.2d 683 (1988).
              T-Marc, Inc. v. Pinellas County, 804 F. Supp. 1500 (M.D. Fla. 1992)
              Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989)
              Thames Enterprises, Inc. v. City of St. Louis, 851 F.2d 199 (8th Cir. 1988)
              The King v. Crunden, 170 Eng. Rep. 1091 (K.B. 1809)
              Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
              TK’s Video, Inc. v. Denton County, 24 F.3d 705 (5th Cir. 1994)
              Tollis, Inc. v. San Bernadino County, 827 F.2d 1329 (9th Cir. 1987)
              Topanga Press, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, 989 F.2d 1524 (9th Cir. 1993), cert. denied, 114 S. Ct. 1537 (1994)
              Town of Islip v. Caviglia, 540 N.E.2d 215 (N.Y. 1989)
              Treants Enterprises, Inc. v. Onslow County, 320 N.C. 776, 360 S.E.2d 783 (1987)
              Treants Enterprises, Inc. v. Onslow County, 94 N.C. App. 453, 380 S.E.2d 602 (1989)
              Triplett Grille, Inc. v. City of Akron, 40 F.3d 129 (6th Cir. 1994)
              U.S. Partners Financial Corp. v. Kansas City, 707 F. Supp. 1090 (W.D. Missouri 1989)
              United States v. Grace, 461 U.S. 171 (1983)
              United States v. O’Brien, 391 U.S. 367 (1968)
              Upper Midwest Booksellers Association v. City of Minneapolis, 780 F.2d 1389 (8th Cir. 985)
              Virginia Pharmacy Board v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
              Wall Distributors, Inc. v. City of Newport News, 782 F.2d 1165 (4th Cir. 1986)
              Walnut Properties. Inc., v. City of Whittier, 861 F.2d 1102 (9th Cir. 1988), cert. denied, 490 U.S. 1006 (1989)
              Ward v. Rock Against Racism, 491 U.S. 781 (1989)
              Whitten v. City of Gladstone, 54 F.3d 1400 (8th Cir. 1995)
              Williams v. Kleppe, 539 F.2d 803 (1st Cir. 1976)
              Wolff v. City of Monticello, 803 F. Supp. 1568 (D. Minn. 1992)
              Woodall v. City of El Paso II, 959 F.2d 1305 (5th Cir. 1992) (per curiam), cert. denied, 506 U.S. 908 (1992) Woodall v. City of El Paso III, 49 F.3d 1120 (5th Cir. 1995)
              World Wide Video v. City of Tukwila, 816 P.2d 18 (Wash. 1991), cert. denied, 503 U.S. 986 (1992)
              Young v. American Mini-Theatres, Inc., 427 U.S. 50 (1976)

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