Posts under ‘strip clubs’

“Outrage over a 20-foot, anatomically correct stallion outside a strip club in rural northern Mississippi could lead to a new law allowing counties to regulate such establishments,” begins this article by Shelia Byrd in BusinessWeek. According to the article, the bill would give Mississippi’s 82 counties the option to draft regulations for strip clubs that [...]

When Cowboy’s applied for a liquor license, “[o]pponents, including WyWatch Family Action members, crowded commission meetings for the initial approval in September 2008 and for the renewal in February 2009, saying the establishment[] would cause an increase in sex crimes, exploitation of women, prostitution, and the promotion of obscenity,” reports Tom Martin here for the [...]

“The Texas Supreme Court will decide whether the state’s $5 charge on strip club patrons violates the First Amendment right of free expression,” begins this article by Chuck Lindell for Austin Legal. Last June, Texas’s Third Court of Appeals in Austin issued a 2-1 ruling affirming a 2008 decision by state trial court to strike down the [...]

The Test: As the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida describes it, the plaintiffs’ “constitutional challenge focuses solely on the third part of the Renton test and the second part of the O’Brien test. The two inquiries, whether the ordinance ‘is designed to serve’ a substantial government interest (Renton) and whether the ordinance ‘furthers’ [...]

Chicago Joe’s continues to give the Village of Broadview — and its Board of Trustees — all it can handle.
The self-proclaimed “Tea Room” applied for a special use permit to offer adult entertainment. Denied. A federal suit followed, alleging, among other things, that the zoning code violated the First Amendment. In the latest round, Judge Gottschall held that [...]

“A Maryland law that sought to block strip clubs in Prince George’s County from selling alcohol carved out an unconstitutional exception for a club that was owned by a former state senator, a federal judge held this week,” reports The Washington Post here.
Read the decision.

The Illinois Supreme Court delivered this opinion on Thursday. What’s it about?
In 2001, plaintiff, Pooh-Bah Enterprises, Inc., brought suit, in the circuit court of Cook County, for declaratory and injunctive relief against the County. In its complaint, plaintiff alleged that it operates an establishment under the licensed name “Crazy Horse Too.” The seating capacity of [...]

That’s one of my favorite lines from Hoosiers.
Another comes from Coach Dale: ”My practices are not designed for your enjoyment.” Well, one Indiana adult club just let the City of Kokomo know something about the club’s practice of renewing alcohol permits: “Kokomo strip club wins fight over liquor license,” is the title of this article.
It’s a simple story. In 2001 Mom and Dad [...]

It’s been a rough couple of months for Sheriff Victor Hill. He’s the (lame duck) Sheriff of Clayton County, Georgia. 
In August, a federal judge declined to grant qualified immunity to Mr. Hill in a suit brought by a strip club against the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office. In that complaint, the club (Pink Pony South) alleges that one day after it opened, [...]

This case concerns a “human display establishment.”
In 2005 San Antonio adopted Ordinance 101022, which contains a section that prohibits an individual from “intentionally or knowingly appear[ing] in a state of nudity in a public place.” Another section of the Ordinance makes it ”unlawful for any person to intentionally or knowingly entertain or appear in a state of semi-nudity [...]