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Golden Triangle News, Inc. v. Fisher

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 8, 1998
717 A.2d 1023 (Pa. 1998)

Summary

finding statute placing operational limitations on adult bookstore to be a content-neutral attempt "at the amelioration of the adverse secondary effects of adult entertainment (as opposed to suppression of the speech itself), the regulation is deemed to be content-neutral."

Summary of this case from Piatek v. Pulaski Township

Opinion

Argued September 16, 1998.

Decided October 8, 1998.

Appeal No. 130 M.D. Appeal Dkt. 1997 from Order of Commonwealth Court, 700 A.2d 1056 (Pa.Cmwlth. 1997) entered September 12, 1997, at No. 1161 M.D. 1996,


ORDER


Order affirmed.

ZAPPALA, J., dissents.


Summaries of

Golden Triangle News, Inc. v. Fisher

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 8, 1998
717 A.2d 1023 (Pa. 1998)

finding statute placing operational limitations on adult bookstore to be a content-neutral attempt "at the amelioration of the adverse secondary effects of adult entertainment (as opposed to suppression of the speech itself), the regulation is deemed to be content-neutral."

Summary of this case from Piatek v. Pulaski Township
Case details for

Golden Triangle News, Inc. v. Fisher

Case Details

Full title:GOLDEN TRIANGLE NEWS, INC., a Delaware Corporation; t/d/b/a both Golden…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Oct 8, 1998

Citations

717 A.2d 1023 (Pa. 1998)
553 Pa. 71

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