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May 25, 2011 Volume 5 No. 10 Zoning Bulletin <br />First Amendment —Amendments to City <br />Ordinance Restrict the Location of Adult <br />Businesses <br />Adult business operator says ordinance violates the First <br />Amendment <br />Citation: Big Dipper Entertainment, L.L.C. v. City of Warren, 2011 <br />WL 1378417 (6th Cir. 2011) <br />The Sixth Circuit has jurisdiction over Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, <br />and Tennessee. <br />SIXTH CIRCUIT (MICHIGAN) (04/13/11)—This case ad- <br />dressed the issue of whether a zoning ordinance restricting the loca- <br />tion of adult businesses violated the First Amendment to the United <br />States Constitution. <br />The Background/Facts: In October 2005, the city of Warren (the <br />"City") adopted a zoning ordinance—% 14.01 of the City's zoning <br />code —that restricted the location of adult businesses in the City. <br />The ordinance provided that sexually oriented businesses had to be <br />For authorization to"photocopy, please contact the, Copyright Clearance Center at 222 Rosewood <br />Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA (978) 750-8400; fax (978) 646-8600 or West's Copyright Services at <br />610 Opperman Drive, Eagan, MN 55123, fax .(651)'687-7551 :Please outline the specificmaterial <br />involved, the number of copies you wish to distribute and the -purpose, or format of the use. <br />This publication was created to provide you with accurate and authoritative information concerning <br />the subject matter covered; however, this publication was not necessarily prepared by persons <br />licensed to practice law in a particular jurisdiction.The publisher Is not,engagedin rendering' legal <br />or other professional advice and this publication is not a substjtute for the advice of an attorney. -'' <br />= If you require legal or other expert advice, you should seek the services of a competent attorney <br />or other professional. <br />Zoning Bulletin is published and copyrighted by Thomson Reuters, 610"Opperman Drive, P.O. Box <br />64526 St. Paul, MN 55164-0526. For subscription information: call (800) 229-2084, or write West, <br />Credit Order Processing, 620 Opperman Drive, PO Box 64833, St. Paul, MN 55164-9753. <br />POSTMASTER: Send address changes to, Zoning Bulletin, 610 Opperman Drive, P.O. Box 64526 St. ; <br />Paul, MN 55164-0526. <br />E T <br />610 Opperman Drive • P.O. Box 64526 • St. Paul, MN 55164-0526 <br />1-800-229-2084 • email: west.customerservice@thomsonreuters.com • west.thomson.com/quinlan <br />ISSN 0514-7905 • © 2011 Thomson Reuters. All Rights Reserved. <br />QuinlanTM is a Thomson Reuters brand. <br />2 © 2011 Thomson Reuters <br />