Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc.

Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc.
Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 12, 1985
Decided February 25, 1986
Full case name City of Renton et al. v. Playtime Theatres, Inc., et al.
Prior history Reversed and remanded, 748 F.2d 527 (9th Cir. 1984). Certiorari granted.
Holding
The restriction imposed by Renton's ordinance was a permissible, content-neutral time/place/manner regulation.
Court membership
Case opinions
Majority Rehnquist, joined by Burger, White, Powell, Stevens & O'Connor
Concurrence Blackmun
Dissent Brennan, joined by Marshall
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. I

Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc., 475 U.S. 41 (1986),[1] was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that localities may impose regulations prohibiting adult theaters from operating within certain areas, finding that the regulation in question was a content-neutral time/place/manner restriction.

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  • Text of case, 475 U.S. 41 (1988) is available from: Justia · Findlaw




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