Courts divide over constitutionality of sex toy bans
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FindLaw: “The Supreme Court of Alabama recently upheld a state obscenity law banning the sale or promotion of sex toys. In so holding, the Court agreed with one of the two federal appellate courts to consider the same question in recent cases”
November 10, 2009 | Comments Off Tags: Topic: Sex Toys, ZZ: 1568 Montgomery Highway Inc v City of Hoover, ZZ: Lawrence v Texas, ZZ: Reliable Consultants v Earle, ZZ: Williams v Morgan
Will Alabama’s criminalization of sex toys reach the Supreme Court?
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1568 Montgomery Highway, Inc. v. City of Hoover, No. 1070531 (Ala. Sept. 11, 2009)
September 15, 2009 | Comments Off Tags: Category: Case Abstracts, Court: US Supreme, Regulation (SOB), Regulation (SOB): Advertising, Regulation (SOB): Morality, State: Alabama, ZZ: 1568 Montgomery Highway Inc v City of Hoover, ZZ: Lawrence v Texas, ZZ: Reliable Consultants v Earle, ZZ: Williams v Morgan
Following the 11th Circuit in Williams, Alabama court holds that public morality is a sufficient basis to uphold ban on sale of “sex toys”
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1568 Montgomery Highway, Inc. v. City of Hoover, (AL Sup. Ct., Sept. 11, 2009)
September 11, 2009 | Comments Off Tags: Category: Case Abstracts, Court: 11th Circuit, Court: 5th Circuit, Regulation (SOB), State: Alabama, Topic: Sex Toys, ZZ: 1568 Montgomery Highway Inc v City of Hoover
Alabama High Court Says Morality Can Still Justify Commercial Regulation
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1568 Montgomery Highway, Inc. v. City of Hoover, (AL Sup. Ct., Sept. 11, 2009)
“In a 7-2 decision, the court upheld against constitutional attack Alabama’s ban on the commercial distribution of sex toys . . . The court concluded that ‘public morality’ can serve as a legitimate rational basis for regulating non-private commercial activity . . .”
September 11, 2009 | Comments Off Tags: Regulation (SOB), Regulation (SOB): Morality, State: Alabama, Topic: Sex Toys, ZZ: 1568 Montgomery Highway Inc v City of Hoover
