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Article: Supreme Court Ruling Adds Strings to Nude Dancing.(Brief Article)
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- State Legislatures
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
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The U.S. Supreme Court's decision last year in City of Erie vs. Pap's A.M. may have far-reaching implications for cities and states that want to outlaw nude dancing. In Erie, the Court upheld a Pennsylvania ordinance that requires exotic dancers to wear g-strings and pasties while performing.
The Court determined that the ordinance was a content-neutral regulation of speech designed to deter the secondary effects of criminal activity associated with adult businesses, and that requiring dancers to wear minimal attire was the least restrictive way to meet that goal.
The Erie decision appears to add extra muscle to states' efforts to stringently regulate ...