United States Fifth Circuit

In a constitutional challenge to regulations imposed on "sexually-oriented" businesses, studies of secondary effects of such establishments on cities were relevant for purposes of determining the validity of regulations in non-urban areas; "speech" and "activity" at issue were properly regulated by the operating restrictions imposed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/22/2002
• Published 04/22/2002

Judges

• RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:, Before DAVIS, WIENER, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Gerald E. Hopkins (argued), Langtry, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Douglas L. Baker (argued), Wichita Falls, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.