FW/PBS, INC., DBA PARIS ADULT BOOKSTORE II, et al. v. CITY OF DALLAS et al.
Supreme Court Cases
493 U.S. 215 (1990)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether a Dallas ordinance licensing "sexually oriented businesses" amounted to a prior restraint on protected expression, violating the First Amendment.
Action
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- Analeslie Muncy View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- John H. Weston View all cases
Cite this page
- FW/PBS, INC., DBA PARIS ADULT BOOKSTORE II, et al. v. CITY OF DALLAS et al.. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved March 6, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/fwpbs-inc-dba-paris-adult-bookstore-ii-et-al-v-city-dallas-et-al
- FW/PBS, INC., DBA PARIS ADULT BOOKSTORE II, et al. v. CITY OF DALLAS et al., First Amendment Library, https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/fwpbs-inc-dba-paris-adult-bookstore-ii-et-al-v-city-dallas-et-al (last visited 6 Mar. 2025).
- Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "FW/PBS, INC., DBA PARIS ADULT BOOKSTORE II, et al. v. CITY OF DALLAS et al.." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/fwpbs-inc-dba-paris-adult-bookstore-ii-et-al-v-city-dallas-et-al (accessed March 6, 2025).
- "FW/PBS, INC., DBA PARIS ADULT BOOKSTORE II, et al. v. CITY OF DALLAS et al.." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 6 Mar. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/fwpbs-inc-dba-paris-adult-bookstore-ii-et-al-v-city-dallas-et-al.