BLUE CANARY CORP. v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE

No. 00-3543.

251 F.3d 1121 (2001)

BLUE CANARY CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 29, 2001.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 26, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Scott Olson (argued), Madison, WI, for plaintiff-appellant.

Bruce Schrimpf (argued), Milwaukee City Attorney's Office, Milwaukee, WI, for defendant-appellee.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 26, 2001.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, appealing from the grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, the City of Milwaukee, argues that the City's refusal to renew the plaintiff's liquor license violated the free speech clause of the First Amendment. The plaintiff had bought a tavern in Milwaukee that entertained its patrons with polkas. It obtained a liquor license and shortly afterward changed...

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