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Zoning, Planning and Use

Aug. 17, 1999

Strip Speech

^^Land Use^^ Strip Speech First Amendment Rights Outweigh City's Image Concerns The court doubted the owner planned the images of Weimar Republic decadence and Marlene Dietrich kitsch often associated with the word 'cabaret.'

        By Daniel J. Curtin Jr.
        
        Generally, courts have given broad latitude to cities and counties in exercising aesthetic control under their police powers. Metromedia Inc. v. City of San Diego, 26 Cal.3d 848 (1980); Ehrlich v. City of Culver City, 12 Cal.4th 854 (1996). For example, the courts have stated that a d...

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