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ALEXANDER v. CITY OF ST. PAUL

No. 45547.

227 N.W.2d 370 (1975)

Edward J. ALEXANDER, Appellant, v. CITY OF ST. PAUL, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 28, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall D. B. Tigue, Minn. Civil Liberties Union, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Pierre N. Regnier, City Atty., Paul F. McCloskey, Asst. City Atty., St. Paul, for respondent.

Considered and decided by the court en banc.

MacLAUGHLIN, Justice.

The question presented on this appeal is whether the action of the city of St. Paul rescinding plaintiff's license to operate a motion picture theater is an unconstitutional prior restraint of free speech. Because we hold that it is, we reverse the decision of the trial court in favor of defendant, city of St. Paul.1

The facts in this case are not in dispute. Plaintiff applied for a license to operate a motion...

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