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United States Seventh Circuit


BEN'S BAR,INC. v. VILLAGE OF SOMERSET, 01-4351

The record supports a village's claims that a liquor prohibition is a reasonable attempt to reduce or eliminate undesirable "secondary effects" associated with barroom adult entertainment, rather than an attempt to regulate the expressive content of nude dancing.

Appellate Information

  • Argued 05/30/2002
  • Decided 01/17/2003
  • Published 01/17/2003

Judges

  • MANION, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and WOOD, Jr. and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

  • United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Matthew A. Biegert (argued), Doar, Drill & Skow, New Richmond, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

  • For Appellees:
  • Ted Waskowski, Meg Vergeront (argued), Stafford Rosenbaum, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.
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