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|facts=The City of Renton, Washington, ("Renton") passed a zoning ordinance prohibiting adult theaters within [https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/22/city-of-renton-v-playtime-theatres-inc 1,000 feet of “any residential zone, single or multiple-family dwelling, church, park, or school.”] | |facts=The City of Renton, Washington, ("Renton") passed a zoning ordinance prohibiting adult theaters within [https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/22/city-of-renton-v-playtime-theatres-inc 1,000 feet of “any residential zone, single or multiple-family dwelling, church, park, or school.”] | ||
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Renton wins in the district court, but Renton loses in the 9th Circuit. | Renton wins in the district court, but Renton loses in the 9th Circuit. | ||
|issues=Do municipal regulation of prurient businesses violate the freedom of expression under the [[1st Amendment]]? | |issues=Do municipal regulation of prurient businesses violate the freedom of expression under the [[1st Amendment]]? | ||
|arguments=Rehnquist argued that Renton didn't completely prohibit adult movie theaters in the city perimeter. | |||
Brennan dissented and argued that the zoning ordinance was ultimately content-based discrimination even though the ordinance provided alternative venues for Playtime Theaters. | |||
|holding=Renton restriction on adult movie theaters in proximity of residential areas is okay. “Content-neutral” time, place, and manner regulations are acceptable so long as they are designed to serve a substantial governmental interest and provide reasonable alternative locations for freedom of expression. | |holding=Renton restriction on adult movie theaters in proximity of residential areas is okay. “Content-neutral” time, place, and manner regulations are acceptable so long as they are designed to serve a substantial governmental interest and provide reasonable alternative locations for freedom of expression. | ||
|comments=*[[Constitutional_Law_Maggs/4th_ed._Outline_II#.C2.AE_Pure_Speech_.E2.80.93_Content_Neutral_.28Place.29%3A_Renton_v._Playtime_Theatres.2C_Inc._.281986.29]] | |comments=*[[Constitutional_Law_Maggs/4th_ed._Outline_II#.C2.AE_Pure_Speech_.E2.80.93_Content_Neutral_.28Place.29%3A_Renton_v._Playtime_Theatres.2C_Inc._.281986.29]] | ||
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| Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc. | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Citation | |
| Date decided | February 25, 1986 |
| Appealed from | 9th Circuit |
Facts
The City of Renton, Washington, ("Renton") passed a zoning ordinance prohibiting adult theaters within 1,000 feet of “any residential zone, single or multiple-family dwelling, church, park, or school.”
Playtime Theatres ("Playtime") purchased 2 theaters in areas where the Renton had prohibited the displaying of adult movies in a public theater.Procedural History
Playtime filed a suit alleging that the Renton ordinance was unconstitutional.
Renton wins in the district court, but Renton loses in the 9th Circuit.Issues
Do municipal regulation of prurient businesses violate the freedom of expression under the 1st Amendment?
Arguments
Rehnquist argued that Renton didn't completely prohibit adult movie theaters in the city perimeter.
Brennan dissented and argued that the zoning ordinance was ultimately content-based discrimination even though the ordinance provided alternative venues for Playtime Theaters.Holding
Renton restriction on adult movie theaters in proximity of residential areas is okay. “Content-neutral” time, place, and manner regulations are acceptable so long as they are designed to serve a substantial governmental interest and provide reasonable alternative locations for freedom of expression.
