SECOND CITY MUSIC, INC. v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILL.

No. 02-4034.

333 F.3d 846 (2003)

SECOND CITY MUSIC, INC., doing business as Second Hand Tunes, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 27, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Neschis (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Marc J. Boxerman (argued), Office of Corp. Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

To prevent dealers in used merchandise from serving (wittingly or not) as fences for thieves, Chicago requires them to obtain licenses, collect information about each person from whom they purchase goods, and submit to searches on demand. Chicago Municipal Code §§ 4-264-005 to -230. The ordinance covers all dealers in "secondhand property," a term that means any used "audio-video equipment, camera, computer hardware, jewelry made...

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