City News & Novelty, Inc. v. City of Waukesha
City News & Novelty, Inc. v. Waukesha, 531 U.S. 278 (2001), was a United States Supreme Court case decided in 2001. The case concerned the denial of a business license for an adult store which sold sexually explicit materials. The Court eventually dismissed the case as the store had withdrawn their application to renew their license.
| City News & Novelty v. Waukesha | |
|---|---|
Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued November 28, 2000 Decided January 17, 2001 | |
| Full case name | City News & Novelty, Inc. v. City of Waukesha |
| Citations | 531 U.S. 278 (more) 121 S. Ct. 743; 148 L. Ed. 2d 757 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Denial affirmed, n°97-1502 (Wis. Ct. App. April 2, 1997); affirmed, 231 Wis.2d 93, 604 N.W.2d 870 (1999); certiorary granted, 530 U.S. 1242 (2000) |
| Holding | |
| The writ of certiorari is dismissed as moot due to the store withdrawing its application. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Ginsburg, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| First Amendment | |
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