TOP RANK, INC. v. FLORIDA STATE BOXING COM'N

No. 1D01-4951.

837 So.2d 496 (2003)

TOP RANK, INC., America Presents, Ltd., and Showtime Networks, Inc., Appellants, v. FLORIDA STATE BOXING COMMISSION, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied February 20, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen H. Grimes and Susan L. Kelsey, Holland & Knight LLP, Tallahassee, for Appellants.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Eric J. Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellees.


WOLF, J.

Appellants, Top Rank, Inc. (Top Rank), America Presents, Ltd. (America Presents), and Showtime Networks, Inc. (Showtime), argue on appeal that the trial court erred in determining that section 548.06, Florida Statutes, which imposes a 5% tax on boxing promoters, did not violate the freedom of speech provisions of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Showtime additionally argues that the trial court...

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