For the past two years we have periodically written to you about the two adult bookstores within the City of Lauderhill, that the City classified as adult establishments and tried to close down. The first establishment, University Video Enterprises, Inc.…
Florida Sunshine Entertainment Association
On Tuesday, October 16, 2007, Florida SEA, (Florida Sunshine Entertainment Association) and the Florida State ACE (Association of Club Executives) Chapter held a meeting in Branden, Florida just outside Tampa. The meeting was well attended by over thirty representatives of…
Cocodorm
The highlight of the local scene is the bold attempt by the City of Miami to interfere with the First Amendment rights of an internet based adult business called Cocodorm run by a local company called “Flava Works, Inc.”. All…
Daytona Grand
On January 20, 2006, United States District Court Judge Antoon for the Middle District of Florida, gave Daytona Grand d/b/a Lollipops possibly the most significant victory for adult entertainment in this country in a number of years. Unfortunately, the Eleventh…
Eden v. The Town of Davie
Although there is no Earth shattering news on the local First Amendment or adult front, there are cases still progressing through the Court systems here in South Florida dealing with those issues. In the case out of the Town of…
Special Magistrate forced to recuse himself
Last month a client of ours was called in front of a Special Magistrate for the Town of Dania to answer charges involving code violations. That client, of course, was an adult entertainment establishment and the purpose of the proceeding…
Dania Beach adult entertainment code
In 2001, the City of Dania Beach passed an Ordinance requiring adult establishments to operate exclusively in their marine district. The Ordinance gave the adult establishments three years to move from that 2001 date. The three year time limit came…
Miami Beach’s unique take on adult entertainment.
The City of Miami Beach has a unique take on adult entertainment. Their Code provides that having just one piece of adult material on the premises makes the location an adult book and video store. Yet, the City has…
We won, but what?
We Won! Who won? What was won? Well, after waiting seven months for Judge JohnAntoon, III’s ruling in the case of Daytona Grand “Lollipops” v. City of Daytona Beach, JudgeJohn Antoon III ruled on January 20, 2006, that both…
2500 Ft. too much
On July 1, 2001, a new State Statute went into affect. This statute makes it unlawful for any adult establishment to be within 2500 feet of a public or private school, with two exceptions. The first exception allows those…