Meeting the Sin Laws
Musings on laws affecting adult entertainment, alcoholic beverages and other "vice" industries.
Author: Cary S. Wiggins practices at Cook Youngelson & Wiggins, an Atlanta law firm specializing in Georgia's restaurant and hospitality industry.
Blawg Related Categories: Administrative Law • Civil Rights • Constitutional Law • First Amendment • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Meeting the Sin Laws
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Ventilation
“Amsterdam may be losing American tourists in the near future because now, it is always 4:20 in Portland, Oregon. The Cannibis Café opened last week in Portland, Oregon. This place serves food and marijuana. It…
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The price of saying no
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…
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Apples & Oranges
A superb opinion from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals just came down. It begins, “Indianapolis revised its adult business ordinances in 2003. These amendments expanded the definition of ‘adult entertainment business’ to include any…
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An argument for getting that cell phone away from your head
Gayle, Kristine and Angela sued the City of Chicago, challenging the constitutionality of its ordinance that prohibits the use of wireless telephones without a “hands-free” device while driving a motor vehicle. How do you think that…
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We’ve trimmed down the law firm’s name
Wiggins Law Group. All feedback is welcome.
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Saggy Pants Law Struck Down …
… is the title of this post by my good friend and peer, Marc J. Randazza, over at The Legal Satyricon. Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of joining Marc and Jennifer Kinsley on the…
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Fantasies & Foundries
“This case arises from a dispute regarding the denial of various applications for certificates of occupancy,” innocuosly begins this opinion. We quickly learn the plaintiff’s retail establishments sell,” inter alia, lotions, creams, oils, herbal pills, lingerie, games,…
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No escaping this adult entertainment ordinance
A little over a week ago, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued this (majority) opinion. A divided court (2-1) affirmed that Erie Township did not violate the rights of Alcatraz Industries, Inc. by adopting an ordinance…
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I ain’t no senator’s son
“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…
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But everbody knows it’s true, right?
The central issue in this appeal concerns the constitutionality of a zoning ordinance adopted by the Township of Cinnaminson that restricts the location where commercial establishments that sell adult videos and novelty items can operate.…