STAR SATELLITE, INC. v. CITY OF BILOXI

No. 85-4068.

779 F.2d 1074 (1986)

STAR SATELLITE, INC., a Mississippi Corp., d/b/a Satellite News, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF BILOXI, A Mississippi Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 3, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Bloss, III, Gulfport, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

Ronald G. Peresich, Tere R. Richardson, Biloxi, Miss., for defendant-appellee.

Before RUBIN, RANDALL and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

This case involves a challenge by appellant Star Satellite, Inc., against a zoning ordinance of the City of Biloxi, Mississippi. The ordinance restricts the location and the operation of various commercial establishments in Biloxi, including those that deal in adult books, magazines, and films. Star Satellite contends that the ordinance violates the First Amendment, the Fourteenth Amendment, and Mississippi state law.

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