FURFARO v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 43409-8-I.

984 P.2d 1055 (1999)

97 Wash.App. 537

Nick FURFARO, Brandy Kidder, Esmerelda Silva, and JJR, Inc., Appellants, v. CITY OF SEATTLE; Steve Butler and Jane Doe Butler; Dan Oliver and Jane Doe Oliver; Mike Nelson and Jane Doe Nelson; and Richard Niemic and Jane Doe Niemic, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

September 27, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert Henry Levy, P. Cameron De Vore, Davis Wright Tremaine, Kraig L. Baker, Seattle, for Appellants.

Stephen Powell Larson, Stafford Frey Cooper, David Jerome Onsager, Seattle, for Respondents.


BECKER, J.

The First Amendment protects non-obscene nude dance performances in an adult nightclub. Before making arrests for violations of a standards of conduct ordinance that prohibits stage dancers from sexual self-touching during a performance, a municipality must obtain a judicial determination of probable cause in which the court is able to focus searchingly on the question of obscenity. Without a warrant, such arrests...

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