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Legal Citation: 501 U.S. 560 (1991)

Petitioner
Michael Barnes, Prosecuting Attorney of St. Joseph County, Indiana

Respondent
Glen Theatre, Inc.

Petitioner's Claim
Nude dancing is a form of expressive conduct that is not protected by the First Amendment.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Wayne E. Uhl, Deputy Attorney General of Indiana

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Bruce J. Ennis, Jr.

Justices for the Court
Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist (writing for the Court), Antonin Scalia, David H. Souter

Justices Dissenting
Harry A. Blackmun, Thurgood Marshall, John Paul Stevens, Byron R. White

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
21 June 1991

Decision
Although they were unable to agree upon an opinion, a majority of the justices upheld the...