Nudie bars="theatre"?

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Nudie bars="theatre"?

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Nude Dance at Club by Underage Girl ruled "Artistic" 1st Amendment Expression
HAMBURG, Iowa, August 7, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Nude dancing in strip clubs is "artistic" even when performed by an under age girl, according to an Iowa judge in a ruling issued late last month. Fremont County Judge Timothy O'Grady called the strip club a "theatre" and agreed with the club owner who argued that the state's indecency law does not apply to "theater, concert hall, art center, museum, or similar establishments."
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Well, there ya' go:
...After the 17-year-old niece of the local Sherriff, Steven MacDonald, did a nude dance at the club, the owner, Clarence Judy, was charged with violating Iowa's public indecent exposure law.
...one sees the motivation for the ruling.

Now, which way's Nebraska?
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Hmmmm...... :roll:

Ruling makes a little sense considering that you need a cabaret license to open a strip bar in Philly. Although, I don't think the founding fathers in Philly made the connection between dancing ladies and nudie bars.
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cgarison wrote:Hmmmm...... :roll:

Ruling makes a little sense considering that you need a cabaret license to open a strip bar in Philly. Although, I don't think the founding fathers in Philly made the connection between dancing ladies and nudie bars.
...bet Dr. Franklin could.
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