The Seventh Circuit decided an interesting case last week. Eric Joelner (whose mother must be very proud of him) filed suit against the Village of Washington Park, Illinois after the village refused to issue him a license to operate a strip club. The City had not actually denied Eric a license, it just refused to allow him to serve alcoholic beverages at his new establishment.
The Court found that the Village of Washington Park derives almost 100% of its income from the adult entertainment industry and presently has 8 strip clubs in its 2.5 mile area. Its ordinances prohibit certain activities, but they are apparently not enforced regularly at the strip clubs where the owners are friendly with the Village leaders. The former chief of police runs one of the clubs.
In the end, the 7th Circuit said that the Village's denial of a full license to Eric violated his constitutional rights, and held that the ordinance under which Eric was denied a license was void. So, if anyone is up for a road trip, this might be an interesting one.
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