FW/PBS, INC., DBA PARIS ADULT BOOKSTORE II, et al. v. CITY OF DALLAS et al.

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493 U.S. 215 (1990)

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Legal Principle at Issue

Whether a Dallas ordinance licensing "sexually oriented businesses" amounted to a prior restraint on protected expression, violating the First Amendment.

Action

Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.

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