Assoc of Club Exct v. City of Dallas

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Case overview

Case Number:

22-10556

Court:

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3440 Other Civil Rights

Government Agencies

  1. October 12, 2023

    5th Circ. Revives Dallas Rule Limiting Strip Clubs' Hours

    A Fifth Circuit panel is scrapping an injunction that barred enforcement of a Dallas ordinance that requires strip clubs and other "sexually oriented businesses" to close during early morning hours in an attempt to reduce crime, ruling that the ordinance likely passes constitutional muster.

  2. June 06, 2023

    Dallas Strip Club Rule Reduces Crime, City Tells 5th Circ.

    An ordinance forcing sexually oriented businesses to close down during early morning hours helps Dallas reduce crime near those shops and clubs, the city told a Fifth Circuit panel on Tuesday.

  3. November 28, 2022

    Atty Groups Ask 5th Circ. To Undo Strip Club Ordinance Ban

    The Fifth Circuit was urged to unblock a Dallas ordinance limiting the hours of sexually oriented businesses, with three attorney associations and the city of Arlington saying that nude dancing is only marginally protected by the First Amendment and, as such, rules regulating such activity should not be subject to the highest level of scrutiny.

  4. September 01, 2022

    6 Texas Cases To Watch This Fall

    Texas federal courts will review blockbuster free speech cases tackling the state's social media and government contracting laws this fall, while state courts take on weighty energy royalty and settlement credit questions.