8th Circuit:  Adult Toy Franchisee Has No Free Speech Claim In Zoning Dispute

Mealey's (August 14, 2019, 9:32 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — An adult toy franchisee barred from opening in its chosen location in Jonesboro, Ark., due to its proximity to places of worship and day cares failed to show that the Arkansas law controlling its business location violated the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, was unconstitutionally vague or violated equal protection, an Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Aug. 12 (Adam and Eve Jonesboro, LLC v. Harold Perrin, et al., No. 18-2818, 8th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 23946)....