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Constitutional Law

May 20, 2000

Bare Facts

Forum: By Erwin Chemerinsky For almost a half century, the U.S. Supreme Court has struggled with First Amendment challenges to the regulation of sexual expression. In its most recent ruling, City of Erie v. Pap's A.M. , 120 S.Ct. 1382 (2000), the court upheld a city ordinance prohibiting nude dancing.

Erwin Chemerinsky

Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law

Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).


        By Erwin Chemerinsky
        
        For almost a half century, the U.S. Supreme Court has struggled with First Amendment challenges to the regulation of sexual expression. In its most recent ruling, City of Erie v. Pap's A.M., 120 S.Ct. 1382 (2000), the court upheld a city ordinance prohibiting nude dancing.
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