Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.
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Young v. American Mini Theatres, 427 U.S. 50 (1976), is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States upheld a city ordinance of Detroit, Michigan requiring dispersal of adult businesses throughout the city.
| Young v. American Mini Theatres | |
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| Argued March 24, 1976 Decided June 24, 1976 | |
| Full case name | Young, Mayor of Detroit, et al. v. American Mini Theatres, Incorporated, et al. |
| Citations | 427 U.S. 50 (more) 96 S. Ct. 2440; 49 L. Ed. 2d 310; 1976 U.S. LEXIS 3; 1 Media L. Rep. 1151 |
| Holding | |
| It is constitutional for a city to enact a zoning rule that treats ordinary cinemas differently from adult cinemas. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Stevens (Parts I, II), joined by Burger, White, Powell, Rehnquist |
| Plurality | Stevens (Part III), joined by Burger, White, Rehnquist |
| Concurrence | Powell |
| Dissent | Stewart, joined by Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun |
| Dissent | Blackmun, joined by Brennan, Stewart, Marshall |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I | |
Justice Stevens (writing for the plurality) reasoned that the speech involved here is of lower value, and the city also has a compelling interest in protecting quality of life.
Justice Powell (concurring) disagreed with Stevens' "lower value speech" argument (thus limiting Part III of the opinion to a plurality), but wrote that this is only a place restriction with a limited effect on speech.
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