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Zoning ordinance restricting adult businesses upheld
Searles, McMillin v. Escambia County, Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Searles McMillin, sued Escambia County...
Zoning ordinance restricting adult businesses upheld under First Amendment
LIA Network v. City of Kerrville, decided by Fifth Circuit on December 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the C...
Township zoning can prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries, court rules
State ex rel. Kirkpatrick v. Madison Twp., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, hol...
Zoning ordinance restricting adult entertainment near churches, schools, and homes upheld
WBY, Inc. v. City of Chamblee, Georgia, decided by Eleventh Circuit on September 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. WBY, Inc. challenged the City of Chamblee's zoning ordinance that prohib...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Zoning Ordinance Restricting Sexually Oriented Businesses
Retro Metro v. City of Jackson, decided by Fifth Circuit on August 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City o...
Zoning ordinance banning adult businesses near churches upheld
United States v. Town of Thornapple, Wisconsin, decided by Seventh Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary jud...
Adult entertainment ordinance survives preliminary injunction challenge
Wacko's Too, Inc. v. City of Jacksonville, decided by Eleventh Circuit on April 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminar...
Zoning ordinance barring adult businesses near schools upheld
Sixarp LLC v. Township of Byron, decided by Michigan Supreme Court on March 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Sixarp LLC challenged Byron Township's zoning ordinance that prohibited "adul...