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Legal Citation: 427 U.S. 50 (1976)

Petitioner
Coleman A. Young, Mayor of the City of Detroit

Respondent
American Mini Theatres, Inc.

Petitioner's Claim
That city zoning ordinances attempting to prevent concentration of sexually oriented businesses did not violate the First Amendment guarantee of free speech.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Maureen Pulte Reilly

Chief Lawyers for Respondent
Stephen M. Taylor and John H. Weston

Justices for the Court
Warren E. Burger, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens (writing for the Court), Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Potter Stewart

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
24 June 1976

Decision
The Supreme Court upheld the...