City News & Novelty, Inc. v. City of Waukesha
2001 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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City News & Novelty, Inc. v. Waukesha, 531 U.S. 278 (2001), was a United States Supreme Court case decided in 2001. The case concerned the denial of a business license for an adult store which sold sexually explicit materials. The Court eventually dismissed the case as the store had withdrawn their application to renew their license.
Quick Facts City News & Novelty v. Waukesha, Argued November 28, 2000 Decided January 17, 2001 ...
City News & Novelty v. Waukesha | |
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Argued November 28, 2000 Decided January 17, 2001 | |
Full case name | City News & Novelty, Inc. v. City of Waukesha |
Citations | 531 U.S. 278 (more) 121 S. Ct. 743; 148 L. Ed. 2d 757 |
Case history | |
Prior | Denial affirmed, n°97-1502 (Wis. Ct. App. April 2, 1997); affirmed, 231 Wis.2d 93, 604 N.W.2d 870 (1999); certiorary granted, 530 U.S. 1242 (2000) |
Holding | |
The writ of certiorari is dismissed as moot due to the store withdrawing its application. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Ginsburg, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
First Amendment |
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