city erie et al pap tdba kandyland argued november decided march erie pennsylvania enacted ordinance making summary offense knowingly intentionally appear public state nudity respondent pap hereinafter pap pennsylvania corporation operated kandyland erie establishment featuring totally nude erotic dancing women comply ordinance dancers wear minimum pasties pap filed suit erie city officials seeking declaratory relief permanent injunction ordinance enforcement common pleas struck ordinance unconstitutional commonwealth reversed pennsylvania turn reversed finding ordinance public nudity sections violated pap right freedom expression protected first fourteenth amendments pennsylvania held nude dancing expressive conduct entitled quantum protection first amendment view noted endorsed eight members barnes glen theatre pennsylvania explained although one stated purpose ordinance combat negative secondary effects also unmentioned purpose impact negatively erotic message dance accordingly pennsylvania concluded ordinance related suppression expression ordinance content neutral subject strict scrutiny held ordinance failed narrow tailoring requirement strict scrutiny granted certiorari pap filed motion dismiss case moot noting kandyland longer operated nude dancing club pap operate club location denied motion held judgment reversed case remanded reversed remanded justice delivered opinion respect parts ii concluding case moot case moot issues presented longer live parties lack legally cognizable interest outcome county los angeles davis simply closing kandyland sufficient moot case pap still incorporated pennsylvania law decide operate nude dancing establishment erie moreover pap failed despite obligation mention potential mootness issue brief opposition filed kandyland closed property sold see board license tiverton pastore event run mill voluntary cessation case plaintiff prevailed seeks case declared moot defendant city seeks invoke federal judicial power obtain review decision cf asarco kadish city ongoing injury barred enforcing ordinance public nudity provisions ordinance found constitutional erie enforce availability relief sufficient prevent case moot see church scientology cal pap still concrete stake case outcome extent interest resuming operations interest preserving judgment interest preventing litigants attempting manipulate jurisdiction insulate favorable decision review counsels finding mootness see grant pp justice joined chief justice justice kennedy justice breyer concluded parts iii iv government restrictions public nudity erie ordinance evaluated framework set forth restrictions symbolic speech although state nudity inherently expressive condition nude dancing type issue expressive conduct falls within outer ambit first amendment protection see barnes supra plurality opinion level scrutiny applies determined whether ordinance related suppression expression texas johnson governmental purpose enacting ordinance unrelated suppression ordinance need satisfy less stringent intermediate standard johnson supra governmental interest related expression content however ordinance falls outside must justified demanding strict scrutiny standard johnson supra almost identical public nudity ban held violate first amendment barnes although five members agreed single rationale conclusion ordinance like statute barnes face general prohibition public nudity terms regulates conduct alone target nudity contains erotic message rather bans public nudity regardless whether nudity accompanied expressive activity although pap contends ordinance related suppression expression preamble suggests actual purpose prohibit erotic dancing type performed kandyland pennsylvania interpreted language rather pennsylvania construed preamble mean one purpose ordinance combat negative secondary effects ordinance aimed combating crime negative secondary effects caused presence adult entertainment establishments like kandyland suppressing erotic message conveyed type nude dancing see see also boos barry pennsylvania ultimate conclusion ordinance nevertheless content based relied justice white position dissent barnes ban type necessarily purpose suppressing erotic message dance view rejected majority barnes rejected pap argument ordinance aimed suppressing expression ban nude dancing really argument erie also illicit motive enacting ordinance however strike otherwise constitutional statute basis alleged illicit motive supra even erie public nudity ban minimal effect erotic message muting portion expression occurs last stitch dropped dancers kandyland establishments free perform wearing pasties effect overall expression therefore de minimis able regulate secondary effects de minimis intrusions expression sufficient render ordinance content based see clark community creative thus erie ordinance valid satisfies test pp erie ordinance satisfies test first ordinance within erie constitutional power enact city efforts protect public health safety clearly within police powers second ordinance furthers important government interests regulating conduct public nudity ban combating harmful secondary effects associated nude dancing terms demonstrating secondary effects pose threat city need conduct new studies produce evidence independent already generated cities long evidence relied reasonably believed relevant problem addressed renton playtime theatres erie reasonably rely evidentiary foundation set forth renton young american mini theatres effect secondary effects caused presence even one adult entertainment establishment given neighborhood see renton supra fact erie expressly relied barnes discussion secondary effects including reference renton american mini theatres evidentiary standard described renton controls erie meets standard event ordinance preamble also relies city council express findings certain lewd immoral activities carried public places profit highly detrimental public health safety welfare council members familiar commercial downtown erie individuals likely knowledge took place around nude dancing establishments make particularized expert judgments resulting harmful secondary effects fcc national citizens comm broadcasting fact sort leeway appropriate case involves restriction regulates conduct says nothing whatsoever appropriateness case involving actual regulation first amendment expression also although requiring dancers wear pasties may greatly reduce secondary effects requires regulation interest combating effects ordinance also satisfies third factor government interest unrelated suppression free expression discussed supra fourth factor restriction greater essential furtherance government interest satisfied well ordinance regulates conduct incidental impact expressive element nude dancing de minimis pasties requirement minimal restriction furtherance asserted government interests restriction leaves ample capacity convey dancer erotic message see barnes supra pp justice scalia joined justice thomas agreed pennsylvania decision must reversed disagreed mode analysis applied erie modeled ordinance public nudity statute upheld barnes glen theatre calculating one supposed reasonably pennsylvania courts consider bound judgment question federal constitutional law statute constitutional survived lower level first amendment scrutiny general law regulating conduct specifically directed expression subject first amendment scrutiny scalia concurring judgment erie ordinance terms prohibits merely nude dancing act irrespective whether engaged expressive purposes going nude public facts preamble explains ordinance purpose part limiting recent increase nude live entertainment city councilmembers supporting ordinance commented effect ordinance includes definition nudity exposure devices simulating condition neither make law less general reach demonstrate municipal authorities really find objectionable expression rather public nakedness city made effort enforce ordinance production equus involving nudity staged erie time ordinance became effective render ordinance discriminatory face assertion city counsel trial ordinance cover theatrical productions extent expressive activity rose higher level protected expression simply meant ordinance enforceable productions constitution forbade limitation cause ordinance generally applicable relevant sense targeted expressive conduct moreover even concluded erie specifically singled activity nude dancing ordinance still violate first amendment unless proved record communicative character nude dancing prompted ban see need identify secondary effects associated nude dancing erie properly seek eliminate traditional power government foster good morals acceptability traditional judgment nude public dancing immoral repealed first amendment pp announced judgment delivered opinion respect parts ii rehnquist kennedy souter breyer joined opinion respect parts iii iv rehnquist kennedy breyer joined scalia filed opinion concurring judgment thomas joined souter filed opinion concurring part dissenting part stevens filed dissenting opinion ginsburg joined city erie et petitioners pap tdba kandyland writ certiorari pennsylvania western district march justice announced judgment delivered opinion respect parts ii opinion respect parts iii iv chief justice justice kennedy justice breyer join city erie pennsylvania enacted ordinance banning public nudity respondent pap hereinafter pap operated nude dancing establishment erie challenged constitutionality ordinance sought permanent injunction enforcement pennsylvania although noting barnes glen theatre upheld indiana ordinance strikingly similar erie found public nudity sections ordinance violated respondent right freedom expression constitution case raises question whether pennsylvania properly evaluated ordinance constitutionality first amendment hold erie ordinance regulation satisfies test accordingly reverse decision pennsylvania remand consideration remaining issues september city council city erie pennsylvania enacted ordinance public indecency ordinance makes summary offense knowingly intentionally appear public state nudity respondent pap pennsylvania corporation operated establishment erie known kandyland featured totally nude erotic dancing performed women comply ordinance dancers must wear minimum pasties october two days ordinance went effect pap filed complaint city erie mayor city members city council seeking declaratory relief permanent injunction enforcement ordinance common pleas erie county granted permanent injunction struck ordinance unconstitutional civ pet cert cross appeals commonwealth reversed trial order pennsylvania granted review reversed concluding public nudity provisions ordinance violated respondent rights freedom expression protected first fourteenth amendments pennsylvania first inquired whether nude dancing constitutes expressive conduct within protection first amendment noted act nude entitled first amendment protection conveys message nude dancing however expressive conduct entitled quantum protection first amendment view pennsylvania noted endorsed eight members barnes pennsylvania next inquired whether government interest enacting ordinance content neutral explaining regulations unrelated suppression expression subject strict scrutiny less stringent standard supra answer question whether ordinance content based turned decision barnes although pennsylvania noted indiana statute issue barnes strikingly similar ordinance examining concluded nfortunately purposes barnes splintered produced four separate opinions canvassing separate opinions pennsylvania concluded although permissible find precedential effect fragmented decision majority must agreement concept deemed holding see marks pennsylvania noted aside agreement majority barnes nude dancing entitled first amendment protection find point majority barnes agreed accordingly concluded clear precedent arises barnes issue whether erie ordinance passes muster first amendment ibid determined precedent point pennsylvania conducted independent examination ordinance ascertain whether related suppression expression concluded although one purposes ordinance combat negative secondary effects nextricably bound stated purpose unmentioned purpose impact negatively erotic message dance determined ordinance content based subject strict scrutiny ordinance failed narrow tailoring requirement strict scrutiny found imposing criminal civil sanctions commit sex crimes far narrower means combating secondary effects requirement dancers wear pasties concluding ordinance unconstitutionally burdened respondent expressive conduct pennsylvania determined pennsylvania law public nudity provisions ordinance severed rather striking ordinance entirety accordingly severed ordinance reversed order commonwealth determined public nudity provisions ordinance violated pap right freedom expression constitution address constitutionality ordinance pennsylvania constitution claim ordinance unconstitutionally overbroad ibid separate concurrence two justices pennsylvania noted upheld virtually identical statute barnes ordinance upheld constitution reached result majority however held public nudity sections ordinance violate pennsylvania constitution city erie petitioned writ certiorari granted shortly thereafter pap filed motion dismiss case moot noting kandyland longer operating nude dancing club pap operating nude dancing club location respondent motion dismiss moot denied motion ii preliminary matter must address justiciability case moot issues presented longer live parties lack legally cognizable interest outcome county los angeles davis quoting powell mccormack underlying concern challenged conduct ceases reasonable expectation wrong repeated grant becomes impossible grant effectual relief whatever prevailing party church scientology cal quoting mills green case opinion legality challenged action advisory pap submitted affidavit stating ceased operate nude dancing establishment erie status report potential issue mootness pap asserts case therefore moot outcome case effect upon respondent respondent motion dismiss moot simply closing kandyland sufficient render case moot however pap still incorporated pennsylvania law decide operate nude dancing establishment erie see petitioner brief opposition motion dismiss ustice calia differs assessment likelihood pap may resume nude dancing operation several members attest however advanced age pap owner make absolutely clear life quiet retirement reasonable expectation cf friends earth laidlaw environmental services toc moreover appraisal pap affidavit influenced pap failure despite obligation mention word potential mootness issue brief opposition petition writ certiorari filed april even though justice scalia points kandyland closed property sold see board license tiverton pastore per curiam pap raised issue granted certiorari event run mill voluntary cessation case plaintiff prevailed seeks case declared moot city erie seeks invoke federal judicial power obtain review pennsylvania decision cf asarco kadish city ongoing injury barred enforcing public nudity provisions ordinance challenged ordinance found constitutional erie enforce availability relief sufficient prevent case moot see church scientology cal supra pap still concrete stake outcome case extent pap interest resuming operations interest preserving judgment pennsylvania interest preventing litigants attempting manipulate jurisdiction insulate favorable decision review counsels finding mootness see grant supra cf arizonans official english arizona although issue close conclude case moot turn merits iii state nudity inherently expressive condition explained barnes however nude dancing type issue expressive conduct although think falls within outer ambit first amendment protection see barnes glen theatre plurality opinion schad mount ephraim determine level scrutiny applies ordinance issue must decide whether state regulation related suppression expression texas johnson see also governmental purpose enacting regulation unrelated suppression expression regulation need satisfy less stringent standard evaluating restrictions symbolic speech texas johnson supra supra government interest related content expression however regulation falls outside scope test must justified demanding standard texas johnson supra barnes analyzed almost identical statute holding indiana public nudity ban violate first amendment although five members agreed single rationale conclusion clarify government restrictions public nudity ordinance issue evaluated framework set forth restrictions symbolic speech city erie argues ordinance restriction reviewable ordinance bans conduct speech specifically public nudity respondent counters ordinance targets nude dancing aimed specifically suppressing expression making ordinance restriction must subjected strict scrutiny ordinance like statute barnes face general prohibition public nudity terms ordinance regulates conduct alone target nudity contains erotic message rather bans public nudity regardless whether nudity accompanied expressive activity like statute barnes erie ordinance replaces updates provisions indecency immorality ordinance books since predating prevalence nude dancing establishments kandyland pet cert see barnes glen theatre supra respondent justice stevens contend nonetheless ordinance related suppression expression language ordinance preamble suggests actual purpose prohibit erotic dancing type performed kandyland post dissenting opinion pennsylvania interpreted language however preamble ordinance city council stated adopting regulation purpose limiting recent increase nude live entertainment within city activity adversely impacts threatens impact public health safety welfare providing atmosphere conducive violence sexual harassment public intoxication prostitution spread sexually transmitted diseases deleterious effects pennsylvania construed language mean one purpose ordinance combat negative secondary effects ibid justice souter noted barnes face governmental interest combating prostitution criminal activity inherently related expression opinion concurring judgment sense case similar burned draft registration card public statement antiwar views convicted statute making crime knowingly mutilate destroy card rejected claim statute violated first amendment rights reasoning law punished noncommunicative impact conduct nothing else words government regulation prohibiting destruction draft cards aimed maintaining integrity selective service system suppressing message draft resistance sought convey burning draft card ordinance prohibiting public nudity aimed combating crime negative secondary effects caused presence adult entertainment establishments like kandyland suppressing erotic message conveyed type nude dancing put another way ordinance attempt regulate primary effects expression effect audience watching nude erotic dancing rather secondary effects impacts public health safety welfare previously recognized caused presence even one establishment renton playtime theatres see also boos barry although pennsylvania acknowledged one goal ordinance combat negative secondary effects associated nude dancing establishments concluded ordinance nevertheless content based relying justice white position dissent barnes proposition ban type necessarily purpose suppressing erotic message dance pennsylvania agreed justice white approach concluded ordinance must another unmentioned purpose related suppression expression pennsylvania adopted dissent view barnes ince state permits dancers perform wear pasties forbids nude dancing precisely distinctive expressive content nude dancing performances issue case state seeks apply statutory prohibition quoting barnes supra white dissenting majority rejected view barnes respondent argument ordinance aimed suppressing expression ban nude dancing argument respondent supports pointing statements city attorney public nudity ban intended apply legitimate theater productions really argument city council also illicit motive enacting ordinance said however strike otherwise constitutional statute basis alleged illicit motive renton playtime theatres supra predominate purpose statute control secondary effects adequate establish city interest unrelated suppression expression light pennsylvania determination one purpose ordinance combat harmful secondary effects ban public nudity different ban burning draft registration cards government sought prevent means expression expression antiwar sentiment justice stevens argues ordinance enacts complete ban expression respectfully disagree characterization public nudity ban certainly effect limiting one particular means expressing kind erotic message disseminated kandyland simply define banned message assume conclusion analyze regulation enacted total ban expression instead recognized regulation destroying one draft card justified government interest preventing harmful secondary effects conduct disruption selective service system even though regulation may incidental effect expressive element conduct justification unrelated suppression antiwar message regulation content neutral although may cases banning means expression interferes message essentially bans message case even already rejected view ban public nudity necessarily related suppression erotic message nude dancing premise view flawed state interest preventing harmful secondary effects related suppression expression trying control secondary effects nude dancing ordinance seeks deter crime deleterious effects caused presence establishment neighborhood see renton supra clark community creative held national park service regulation prohibiting camping certain parks violate first amendment applied prohibit demonstrators sleeping lafayette park mall washington connection demonstration intended call attention plight homeless assuming arguendo sleeping expressive conduct concluded government interest conserving park property unrelated demonstrators message homelessness demonstrators allowed erect symbolic tent cities allowed sleep overnight tents even though regulation may directly limited expressive element involved actually sleeping park regulation nonetheless content neutral similarly even erie public nudity ban minimal effect erotic message muting portion expression occurs last stitch dropped dancers kandyland establishments free perform wearing pasties effect overall expression de minimis justice stevens eloquently stated plurality young american mini theatres even though recognize first amendment tolerate total suppression erotic materials arguably artistic value manifest society interest protecting type expression wholly different lesser magnitude interest untrammeled political debate us march sons daughters war preserve citizen right see specified anatomical areas exhibited establishments like kandyland able regulate secondary effects de minimis intrusions expression issue sufficient render ordinance content based see clark community creative supra ward rock racism even regulation incidental effect speakers messages others regulation content neutral justified without reference content expression case fact similar community creative ward justification government regulation case prevents harmful secondary effects unrelated suppression expression see ward rock racism supra noting principal justification guideline city desire control noise levels bandshell events order retain character adjacent sheep meadow sedate activities citing renton proposition regulation serves purposes unrelated content expression deemed neutral even incidental effect speakers messages others doctrinal theories behind incidental burdens secondary effects course identical nothing objectionable city passing general ordinance ban public nudity even though ban may place incidental burdens protected speech time recognizing one specific occurrence public nudity nude erotic dancing particularly problematic produces harmful secondary effects justice stevens claims today first time extend renton secondary effects doctrine justify restrictions location commercial enterprise post reliance renton justify restrictions new however ward relied renton evaluate restrictions sound amplification outdoor bandshell rejecting dissent contention renton inapplicable see ward rock racism supra marshall dissenting today first time majority applies renton analysis category speech far afield decision original limited focus moreover erie ordinance effect total ban protected expression post renton regulation explicitly treated adult movie theaters differently theaters defined adult theaters solely reference content movies nonetheless treated zoning regulation content neutral ordinance aimed secondary effects adult theaters justification unrelated content adult movies id erie ordinance face restriction conduct even city thought nude dancing clubs like kandyland constituted particularly problematic instance public nudity regulation still properly evaluated restriction interest combating secondary effects associated clubs unrelated suppression erotic message conveyed nude dancing conclude erie asserted interest combating negative secondary effects associated adult entertainment establishments like kandyland unrelated suppression erotic message conveyed nude dancing ordinance prohibiting public nudity therefore valid satisfies test evaluating restrictions symbolic speech iv applying standard conclude erie ordinance justified first factor test whether government regulation within constitutional power government enact erie efforts protect public health safety clearly within city police powers second factor whether regulation furthers important substantial government interest asserted interests regulating conduct public nudity ban combating harmful secondary effects associated nude dancing undeniably important terms demonstrating secondary effects pose threat city need conduct new studies produce evidence independent already generated cities demonstrate problem secondary effects long whatever evidence city relies upon reasonably believed relevant problem city addresses renton playtime theatres supra nude dancing kandyland character adult entertainment issue renton young american mini theatres california larue reasonable erie conclude nude dancing likely produce secondary effects erie reasonably rely evidentiary foundation set forth renton american mini theatres effect secondary effects caused presence even one adult entertainment establishment given neighborhood see renton playtime theatres supra indicating reliance judicial opinion describes evidentiary basis sufficient fact erie expressly relied barnes discussion secondary effects including reference renton american mini theatres even cases addressing regulations strike closer core first amendment values accepted state local government reasonable belief experience jurisdictions relevant problem addressing see nixon shrink missouri government pac slip regardless whether ustice souter wishes disavow opinion barnes point see post opinion concurring part dissenting part evidentiary standard described renton controls erie meets standard event erie also relied findings preamble ordinance council city erie various times century expressed findings certain lewd immoral activities carried public places profit highly detrimental public health safety welfare lead debasement women men promote violence public intoxication prostitution serious criminal activity pet cert emphasis added city council members familiar commercial downtown erie individuals likely knowledge took place around nude dancing establishments erie make particularized expert judgments resulting harmful secondary effects analogizing administrative agency context well established long party opportunity respond administrative agency may take official notice legislative facts within special knowledge confined evidence record reaching expert judgment see fcc national citizens comm broadcasting republic aviation nlrb davis pierce administrative law treatise ed kandyland ample opportunity contest council findings secondary effects council throughout state proceedings yet day kandyland never challenged city council findings cast specific doubt validity findings instead simply asserted council evidentiary proof lacking absence reason doubt city expert judgment credited study relied amicus curiae cast legitimate doubt erie city council judgment erie see brief first amendment lawyers association amicus curiae finally worth repeating erie ordinance face content neutral restriction regulates conduct first amendment expression government sufficient leeway justify law based secondary effects point especially instructive require evidence integrity selective service system jeopardized knowing destruction mutilation draft cards simply reviewed government various administrative interests issuing cards concluded congress legitimate substantial interest preventing wanton unrestrained destruction assuring continuing availability punishing people knowingly willfully destroy mutilate study documenting instances draft card mutilation actual effect mutilation government asserted efficiency interests permitted congress take official notice draft card destruction jeopardize system fact sort leeway appropriate case involving conduct says nothing whatsoever appropriateness case involving actual regulation first amendment expression said long regulation unrelated suppression expression government generally freer hand restricting expressive conduct restricting written spoken word texas johnson see supra albertini finding sufficient government assertion previously barred entering military installation pose threat security installation clark community creative finding sufficient government assertion camping overnight park poses threat park property ustice souter however require erie develop specific evidentiary record supporting ordinance post justice souter agrees erie interest combating negative secondary effects associated nude dancing establishments legitimate government interest unrelated suppression expression agrees ordinance therefore evaluated course required evidentiary showing threatened harm real case different justice souter contends doubt regulation prohibiting destruction draft cards alleviate harmful secondary effects flowing destruction cards post whether harm evident intuition ibid proper inquiry simply say doubt regulation prohibiting public nudity alleviate harmful secondary effects associated nude dancing event ustice souter conflates two distinct concepts whether substantial government interest whether regulation furthers interest government interest whether threatened harm real city council relied opinions detailing harmful secondary effects caused establishments like kandyland well experiences erie justice souter attempts denigrate city council conclusion threatened harm real arguing accept erie findings subject nude dancing fraught emotionalism post yet surely subject drafting citizens military fraught emotionalism subject regulating nude dancing ustice souter next hypothesizes reason accept erie conclusion since question whether secondary effects occur amenable empirical treatment ignore erie actual experience instead require empirical analysis post referring scientifically sound study offered amicus curiae show nude dancing establishments cause secondary effects nixon however flatly rejected idea slip noting invocation academic studies said indicate threatened harms real insufficient cast doubt experience local government second point whether regulation furthers government interest evident since crime public health safety problems caused presence nude dancing establishments like kandyland ban nude dancing erie interest preventing secondary effects sure requiring dancers wear pasties may greatly reduce secondary effects requires regulation interest combating effects even though dissent questions wisdom erie chosen remedy post opinion stevens city must allowed reasonable opportunity experiment solutions admittedly serious problems renton playtime theatres quoting american mini theatres plurality opinion also may true pasties requirement effective example requirement dancers fully clothed city must balance efforts address problem requirement restriction greater necessary city interest ordinance also satisfies third factor government interest unrelated suppression free expression discussed supra fourth final factor restriction greater essential furtherance government interest satisfied well ordinance regulates conduct incidental impact expressive element nude dancing de minimis requirement dancers wear pasties minimal restriction furtherance asserted government interests restriction leaves ample capacity convey dancer erotic message see barnes glen theatre plurality opinion rehnquist joined kennedy jj souter concurring judgment justice souter points zoning alternative means addressing problem far clear however zoning imposes less burden expression minimal requirement implemented event since restriction least restrictive means analysis required see ward hold therefore erie ordinance regulation valid accordingly judgment pennsylvania reversed case remanded proceedings inconsistent opinion ordered city erie et petitioners pap tdba kandyland writ certiorari pennsylvania western district march justice scalia justice thomas joins concurring judgment view case us moot concludes respondent resume nude dancing operations future petitioners suffered ongoing redressable harm consisting state invalidation public nudity ordinance first point petitioners dispute kandyland longer exists building located sold real estate developer premises currently used comedy club sworn affidavit respondent sole shareholder nick panos effect pap operates active business shell corporation point panos swears neither pap panos employ individuals involved nude dancing business maintain contacts adult entertainment business current interest establishment providing nude dancing intention operate nude dancing establishment future app reply brief opposition motion dismiss petitioners contest representations offer response pap easily get back nude dancing business adopts petitioners line concluding respondent still incorporated pennsylvania decide operate nude dancing establishment erie ante plainly suffice cases test mootness applied cases whether action originally giving rise controversy conceivably reoccur whether absolutely clear behavior reasonably expected recur concentrated phosphate export emphasis added think test met according panos uncontested sworn affidavit pap ceased business kandyland premises sold independent developer year petition certiorari case filed strains credulity suppose panos shut going business securing victory pennsylvania city petition certiorari even filed order increase chances preserving judgment statistically unlikely event yet filed petition might granted given timing events given fact respondent existing interest nude dancing business given panos sworn representation intend invest pap otherwise nude dancing business given panos advanced age seems reasonable expectation even remains theoretical possibility pap resume nude dancing operations future situation indistinguishable obtained arizonans official english arizona state employee sued enjoin enforcement amendment arizona constitution making english state official language resigned employment held case moot since mootness attributable unilateral action party prevailed lower followed usual practice vacating favorable judgment respondent obtained appeals id quoting bancorp mortgage bonner mall partnership rub case comes us writ certiorari state lack jurisdiction case also entails according recent jurisprudence lack jurisdiction direct vacatur see asarco kadish consequences limitation power case significant dismissal mootness caused respondent unilateral action leave petitioners subject ongoing legal disability large one pennsylvania severed public nudity provision ordinance thus rendering inoperative city prevented enforcing public nudity prohibition respondent decide resume operations future nude dancing establishments anyone appears nude public regardless expressiveness conduct purpose engaging unfortunate consequence avoided course pennsylvania chose vacate judgments cases become moot appeal consequence authorizes us entertain suit constitution places beyond power leaving effect erroneous state determinations regarding federal constitution unusual occurred even without intervening mootness denied certiorari revision judicial code occurred whenever state erroneously sustained federal constitutional challenge since even statutory jurisdiction entertain appeal compare judiciary act ch stat act ch stat event short matter power suspend fundamental precepts federal courts limited requirement art iii adjudication actual disputes adverse parties richardson ramirez limitation applies stages review preiser newkirk quoting steffel thompson internal quotation marks omitted brings second reason holding case still alive concludes petitioners ongoing injury caused state invalidation duly enacted public nudity provision ability hear case reverse judgment sufficient prevent case moot ante although cite authority proposition burden adverse decision suffices keep case alive evidently relying upon decision asarco held article iii standing requirements satisfied writ certiorari state even though article iii standing action producing state judgment certiorari sought assumed jurisdiction case concluded party seeking invoke federal judicial power standing challenge adverse judgment entered state judgment left undisturbed caus direct specific concrete injury parties petition review asarco decision reverse state clearly redress injury concluded original plaintiffs lack standing fatal jurisdiction id dissented point asarco see id rehnquist concurring part dissenting part joined calia remain view incorrectly decided asarco least purport hold constitutional standing requirements injury causation redressability may satisfied solely reference lower adverse judgment careful note however illogical might see id parties remain ed adverse jurisdiction proper long requisites case controversy also met today appear drop even fig leaf concluding injury erie sufficient keep case alive performs neat trick identifying case controversy one interested party ii reasons set forth dismiss case want jurisdiction resolves threshold mootness question differently proceeds address merits briefly well agree decision pennsylvania must reversed disagree mode analysis applied city erie modeled ordinance public nudity statute upheld constitutional challenge barnes glen theatre calculating one supposed reasonably courts pennsylvania consider bound judgment question federal constitutional law barnes voted uphold challenged indiana statute survives lower level first amendment scrutiny general law regulating conduct specifically directed expression subject first amendment scrutiny opinion concurring judgment erie ordinance terms prohibits merely nude dancing act irrespective whether engaged expressive purposes going nude public facts preamble ordinance explains purpose part limi recent increase nude live entertainment app pet cert city councilmembers supporting ordinance commented effect see post stevens dissenting ordinance includes definition nudity exposure devices simulating condition see post neither make law less general reach demonstrate municipal authorities really find objectionable expression rather public nakedness far appears seems overwhelmingly likely preamble councilmembers comments chosen definition prohibited conduct simply reflect fact erie recently public nudity problem streakers sunbathers vendors see barnes supra calia concurring judgment lap dancers basis contention ordinance apply nudity theatrical productions equus hair text contains limitation stipulated trial effort made enforce ordinance production equus involving nudity staged erie time ordinance became effective app notwithstanding justice stevens assertion contrary however see post neither stipulation elsewhere record appear city aware nudity counsel city attributed nonenforcement general exception theatrical productions fact one complained tr oral arg one instance nonenforcement play already production prosecutorial discretion might reasonably grandfathered render ordinance discriminatory face sure trial counsel city said extent expressive activity contained productions rises higher level protected expression covered app rested assertion upon provision preamble expressed respect fundamental constitutional guarantees free speech free expression provision paragraph ordinance provided severability unconstitutional provisions id saying order fend overbreadth challenge respondent doubt ordinance cover theatrical productions see id essentially said oral argument ordinance enforceable theatrical productions constitution forbade tr oral arg surely limitation cause ordinance generally applicable relevant sense targeted expressive conduct moreover even conclude city erie specifically singled activity nude dancing still find regulation violated first amendment unless persuaded record communicative character nude dancing prompted ban conduct speech regulated view first amendment violated government prohibits conduct precisely communicative attributes barnes supra emphasis deleted even one hypothesizes city object suppress nude dancing establish intent suppress anything nude dancing communicates feel need identify secondary effects associated nude dancing city properly seek eliminate highly skeptical tell truth addition pasties reduce tendency establishments kandyland attract crime prostitution hence foster sexually transmitted disease traditional power government foster good morals bonos mores acceptability traditional judgment erie wishes endorse nude public dancing immoral repealed first amendment city erie et petitioners pap tdba kandyland writ certiorari pennsylvania western district march justice stevens ustice insburg joins dissenting far important question whether nude dancing entitled protection first amendment dramatic changes legal doctrine endorses today secondary effects commercial enterprises featuring indecent entertainment justified regulation location first time held effects may justify total suppression protected speech indeed plurality opinion concludes admittedly trivial advancements state interests may provide basis censorship commendable attempt replace fractured decision barnes glen theatre single coherent rationale strikingly unsuccessful supported neither precedent persuasive reasoning preamble ordinance candidly acknowledges council city erie enacted restriction issue purpose limiting recent increase nude live entertainment within city ante prior enactment ordinance dancers kandyland performed nude recognizes enactment perform precisely dances wear pasties ante see also ante souter concurring part dissenting part instances erotic messages conveyed dancers willing audience form expression protected first amendment ante despite similarity messages conveyed two forms dance identical accept chief judge posner evaluation art form see miller south bend en banc difference two messages significant plurality assumes however difference content message resulting mandated costume change de minimis ante although suspect patrons kandyland likely share chief judge posner view plurality present purposes shall accept assumption difference message small crucial point remember however whether one views difference large small nude dancing still receives first amendment protection even protection lies outer ambit amendment ante erie ordinance therefore burdens message protected first amendment one assumes erotic message conveyed nude dancers wearing miniscule costumes one means expressing message banned one assumes messages different one messages banned either event ordinance total ban relies secondary effects test defend ordinance ante present use rationale however finds support whatsoever precedents never approved use doctrine justify total ban protected first amendment expression contrary quite clear doctrine support end young american mini theatres upheld detroit zoning ordinance placed special restrictions location motion picture theaters exhibited adult movies secondary effects adult theaters neighborhoods located lower property values increases crime especially prostitution name justified burden imposed ordinance plurality opinion essential holding however fact ordinance nothing limitation place adult films may exhibited limit size market speech see also id justice powell emphasized concurrence impact ordinance first amendment interests incidental minimal detroit silenced message invoked censorship imposed limitation upon wish view ordinance addressed places type expression may presented restriction interfere content significant overall curtailment adult movie presentations opportunity message reach audience see also id zoning ordinance merely specifies theater may locate reduce significantly number accessibility theaters presenting particular films stifles expression renton playtime theatres upheld similar ordinance finding secondary effects theaters surrounding community justified restrictive zoning law id noted however renton ordinance like one american mini theatres ban adult theaters altogether merely circumscribe choice location id see also id view first amendment requires renton refrain effectively denying respondents reasonable opportunity open operate adult theater within city indeed renton american mini theatres zoning ordinances analyzed mere time place manner regulations see renton american mini theatres id time place manner regulations must leave open ample alternative channels communication information ward rock racism total ban necessarily fail test held schad mount ephraim addressed zoning ordinance merely require dispersal adult theaters prohibited altogether striking law focused precisely distinction holding secondary effects analysis endorsed past apply ordinance totally banned nude dancing restriction young american mini theatres affect number adult movie theaters operate city merely dispersed imply municipality ban adult theaters much less live entertainment nude dancing commercial districts citywide plurality opinion see also id id blackmun concurring joining plurality id powell concurring reason limited secondary effects cases zoning declined extend reasoning total bans clear straightforward dispersal simply limits places speech may occur minimal imposition whereas total ban exacting restrictions state interest fighting presumed secondary effects sufficiently strong justify former far weak support latter severe burden yet perfectly clear present case use justice powell metaphor american mini theatres city erie totally silenced message dancers kandyland want convey fact censorship may laudable ulterior purpose mean censorship censorship reasons holding rejects explicit reasoning american mini theatres renton express holding schad use secondary effects rationale permit total ban grave implications basic free speech principles ordinarily laws regulating primary effects speech intended persuasive effects caused speech presumptively invalid today opinion state may totally ban speech based secondary effects defined effects happen associated speech boos barry see ante yet regulation presumptively invalid category effects happen associated speech includes narrower subset effects caused speech today holding effect swallowing whole fundamental principle first amendment jurisprudence ii mishandling secondary effects cases limited approval total ban compounds error dramatically reducing degree state interest must furthered restriction imposed speech ignoring critical difference secondary effects caused speech incidental effects speech may caused regulation conduct delicately characterized enormous understatement plurality concedes requiring dancers wear pasties may greatly reduce secondary effects ante believe mandatory addition pasties kind noticeable impact secondary effects requires nothing short titanic surrender implausible accurate acknowledge justice scalia reason believe requirement reduce tendency establishments kandyland attract crime prostitution hence foster sexually transmitted disease ante opinion concurring judgment see also ante souter concurring part dissenting part nevertheless plurality concludes less stringent test announced requires regulation interest combating effects ante see also ante one thing say however lenient demanding standard imposed cases texas johnson see ante quite another say test satisfied nothing mere possibility de minimis effects neighborhood also mistaken equating secondary effects cases incidental burdens doctrine applied cases aggravates error invoking latter line cases support assertion erie ordinance unrelated speech incidental burdens doctrine applies speech nonspeech elements combined course conduct government interest regulating latter justifies incidental burdens former secondary effects hand indirect consequences protected speech may justify regulation places speech may occur see american mini theatres concentration adult movie theaters causes area deteriorate become focus crime state enacts regulation might focus secondary effects speech aim might concentrate nonspeech related concerns thoughts respect regulation affect speech later regulation found burden speech justify imposition unintended incidental consequence interests ignore differences insist aims equally unrelated speech simply erie might recogniz ed possibly either aim mind see ante one think apple orange time turn fruit course line governmental interests aimed conduct unrelated speech one hand interests arising effects speech may somewhat imprecise cases case however need wrestle difficulty erie expressly justified ordinance reference secondary effects indeed erie concern effects message unrelated message strange means used combat effects suppression message reasons argument case similar ante see also ante quite wrong citations clark community creative ward rock racism ante neither involved secondary effects cake eat either erie ordinance aimed speech may attempt justify regulation incidental burdens test erie aimed law secondary effects speech try justify law doctrine conflate two expectation erie interests aimed secondary effects rendered unrelated speech virtue doctrinal polyglot correct analysis issue case begin proposition nude dancing species expressive conduct protected first amendment chief judge posner observed nude dancing fits well within broad cultural tradition recognized expressive nature entitled first amendment protection see see also note colum rev nudity dancer component protected expression specific target ordinance pure sophistry reason premise regulation nudity component nude dancing unrelated message conveyed nude dancers indeed text ordinance reasoning opinion make pellucidly clear city erie prohibited nude dancing precisely communicative attributes barnes scalia concurring judgment emphasis original see id white dissenting iii censorial purpose erie ordinance precludes reliance judgment barnes sufficient support holding today several differences erie ordinance statute issue barnes belie assertion two laws almost identical ante begin preamble erie ordinance candidly articulates agenda declaring council specifically wishes adopt concept public indecency prohibited laws state indiana approved barnes glen theatre purpose limiting recent increase nude live entertainment within city app pet cert emphasis added see also ante preamble forthrightly admits ordinance purpose limi protected form speech invocation barnes obliterate professed aim erie ordinance differs statute barnes another respect barnes expressly observed indiana statute given limiting construction indiana presented nothing law confine application nude dancing adult entertainment establishments see barnes discussing indiana lack limiting construction see also id souter concurring erie ordinance however comes us much different posture earlier proceeding case common pleas asked erie counsel effect ordinance theater productions equus hair calcutta ordinance things prevented counsel responded honor app indeed stipulated record city permitted production equus proceed without prosecution even ordinance effect despite awareness nudity involved production id even light broad applicability statute barnes aimed particular form speech erie ordinance quite different presented us ordinance deliberately targeted kandyland type nude dancing exclusion plays like equus terms applicable scope city enforcement narrow aim confirmed expressed views erie city councilmembers voted ordinance four city councilmembers approved measure six total councilmembers stated view ordinance aimed specifically nude adult entertainment mainstream forms entertainment include total nudity even nudity general one lawmaker observed talking nudity talking theater art talking indecent immoral prohibiting nudity prohibiting nudity used lewd immoral fashion app though quite succinct councilmembers expressed similar convictions example one member illustrated understanding aim law contrasting recollection high school students swimming nude school pool ordinance intended cover incidents nudity getting swimming indecent immoral thing yet nudity id lawmaker disfavorably compared nude swimming incident activities occur clubs exist erie clubs covered law ibid though comments consistent interest general prohibition nudity complete absence commentary broader interest councilmembers exclusive focus adult entertainment evidence ordinance aim view need strain find consistency general purposes natural reading record reflects near obsessive preoccupation single target law text erie ordinance also significantly different law upheld barnes barnes statute defined nudity showing human male female genitals certain regions body less fully opaque covering erie ordinance duplicates definition material respects adds following definition nudity exposure device costume covering gives appearance simulates genitals pubic hair natal cleft perineum anal region pubic hair region exposure device worn cover nipples areola female breast device simulates gives realistic appearance nipples areola ante emphasis added doubted definition nudity aimed directly dancers establishments kandyland else likely garments stretch embrace fanciful explanations natural reading ordinance unmistakably identifies intended target clear beyond shadow doubt erie ordinance response specific concern nudity general namely nude dancing sort found kandyland given even tried defend ordinance total ban ground censorship protected speech might justified overriding state interest conclude ordinance patently invalid reasons well reasons set forth justice white dissent barnes respectfully dissent city erie et petitioners pap tdba kandyland writ certiorari pennsylvania western district march justice souter concurring part dissenting part join parts ii opinion agree analytical approach plurality employs deciding case erie stated interest combating secondary effects associated nude dancing establishments interest unrelated suppression expression city regulation thus properly considered standards believe however current record allows us say city made sufficient evidentiary showing sustain regulation therefore vacate decision pennsylvania remand case proceedings several recent cases confronted need factual justifications satisfy intermediate scrutiny first amendment see nixon shrink missouri government pac turner broadcasting system fcc turner ii turner broadcasting system fcc turner cases identify specificity particular quantum evidence seek brief concurrence cases make plain however application intermediate scrutiny test government asserted rationale regulation expressive activity demands factual justification connect rationale regulation issue turner example stated hen government defends regulation speech means address past harms prevent anticipated harms must simply posit existence disease sought cured quincy cable tv fcc cadc must demonstrate recited harms real merely conjectural regulation fact alleviate harms direct material way plurality opinion plurality concluded course record though swollen three years hearings cable television consumer protection competition act insufficient permit necessary determinations remanded thorough factual development case came back us turner ii majority reiterated requirements characterizing enquiry acceptability government regulations one turned whether designed address real harm whether provisions alleviate material way recently nixon repeated never accepted mere conjecture adequate carry first amendment burden slip examined evidence introduced record respondents cited lower courts action id slip focus evidence appearing record consistent approach earlier applied young american mini theatres renton playtime theatres young detroit adopted zoning ordinance requiring dispersal adult theaters city prohibiting within feet residential area urban planners real estate experts attested harms created clusters theaters see found record discloses factual basis supporting efficacy detroit chosen remedy renton city similarly enacted zoning ordinance requiring specified distances adult theaters residential zones churches parks schools see city held public hearings reviewed experiences seattle cities received report city attorney office advising developments cities ibid found renton failure conduct studies enacting ordinance fatal first amendment require city conduct new studies produce evidence independent already generated cities long whatever evidence city relies upon reasonably believed relevant problem city addresses upshot cases intermediate scrutiny requires regulating government make demonstration evidentiary basis harm claims flow expressive activity alleviation expected restriction imposed see edenfield fane striking regulation commercial speech failure show direct material efficacy evidentiary basis may borrowed records made governments experience elsewhere germane measure consideration actually relied upon assume reliance may shown legislative invocation judicial opinion accepted evidentiary foundation sufficient similar regulation clear evidence reliance must matter demonstrated fact speculative supposition standards record us today deficient failure reveal evidence erie may relied either seriousness threatened harm efficacy chosen remedy plurality best materials hand see ante pickings slim plurality quotes ordinance preamble asserting course century city council expressed findings detrimental secondary effects flowing lewd immoral profitmaking activity public places however accurate recital may however honestly councilors may held conclusions true years recitation get beyond conclusions subject usually fraught emotionalism plurality recognizes course seeks ratchet value mere conclusions analogizing legislative facts within administrative agency special knowledge action adequately premised absence evidentiary challenge ante analogy obvious agencies part executive branch defer part allow freedom necessary reconcile competing policies see chevron natural resources defense council aside one thing accord administrative leeway predictive judgments applying elusive circumstances record inconclusive evidence difficult compile fcc national citizens comm broadcasting quite another dispense evidence current fact predicate banning subcategory expression current fact city council closest approach evidentiary record secondary effects causes statement one councilor debate ordinance spoke increases sex crimes way might construed reference secondary effects see app reference came end litany concerns free condoms schools shootings abortions suicide machines declining student achievement test scores seem secondary effects nude dancing ibid invocation barnes glen theatre one paragraph preamble erie ordinance suffice app pet cert plurality opinion barnes made mention evidentiary showings though separate opinion make pass issue demand reliance germane evidentiary demonstrations whether specific statute question developed elsewhere invoke barnes therefore indicate issue evidence addressed one point however evidentiary record quite hard find hurts helps city final requirement incidental speech restriction shown greater essential achieve government legitimate purpose deal issue ask basis think city unsuccessful countering secondary effects significantly lesser restriction zoning control location nude dancing thus allowing efficient law enforcement restricting effects property values limiting exposure public record shows years zoning ordinance books regulate location establishments like kandyland city enforced one councilor remarked think one problems ordinances books enforced takes place really need ordinances app another commented felt strongly feel strongly right zoning matter id even plurality view evidentiary burden hurdle application requires evidentiary response record suggests erie simply try create record sort held necessary cases suggestion confirmed course litigation evidentiary question never decided apparently argued issue fairly joined respondent claim evidence city council insufficient support ordinance see brief respondent erie reply urged us consider question apparently assuming barnes authorized us disregard see reply brief petitioners question addressed respect case come unmoored general standards first amendment jurisprudence careful readers erie city council course realize partial dissent rests demand evidentiary basis failed make concurred barnes supra demanded evidence mistake calls mind justice jackson foolproof explanation lapse quoted samuel johnson ignorance sir ignorance mcgrath kristensen concurring opinion may less ignorant nude dancing nine years ago many subsequent occasions think needs first amendment come believe government must toe mark carefully first insisted hope enlightenment part acceptable even little late see henslee union planters nat bank trust per curiam frankfurter dissenting ii record us permit conclusion erie ordinance reasonably designed mitigate real harms mean required showing made record erie made remand give opportunity accordingly although join plurality adopting test respectfully dissent disposition case footnotes ordinance codified article codified ordinances city erie provides relevant part person knowingly intentionally public place engages sexual intercourse engages deviate sexual intercourse defined pennsylvania crimes code appears state nudity fondles genitals another person commits public indecency summary offense nudity means showing human male female genital sic pubic hair buttocks less fully opaque covering showing female breast less fully opaque covering part nipple exposure device costume covering gives appearance simulates genitals pubic hair natal cleft perineum anal region pubic hair region exposure device worn cover nipples areola female breast device simulates gives realistic appearance nipples areola public place includes outdoor places owned open general public buildings enclosed places owned open general public including places entertainment taverns restaurants clubs theaters dance halls banquet halls party rooms halls limited specific members restricted adults patrons invited attend whether admission charge levied prohibition set forth subsection shall apply child ten years age individual exposing breast process breastfeeding infant two years age footnotes curiously makes mention panos averment intention operate nude dancing establishment future discusses issue though factor suggesting mootness closing kandyland ante see basis ignoring averment fact mentioned justify regarding perjurious respondent failed raise mootness brief opposition petition certiorari may good basis censure scant basis suspicion perjury particularly since respondent far seeking insulate favorable decision review ante asks us light mootness vacate judgment reply brief opposition motion dismiss asserts everal members attest advanced make absolutely clear life quiet retirement one reasonable expectation ante trés gallant misses point heretofore justices seventies continue work competently indeed perhaps better youthful colleagues wisdom age imparts respond point requires citation instance member matter resigned age begin new career remarkable still suspects young panos resigned age go judge different greater stature located erie pennsylvania rather palm springs base assessment reasonable expectations upon panos age alone upon combined sale business assertion oath intend enter another significant none assertions panos affidavit contested pertaining sale kandyland current noninvolvement pap nude dancing establishment seem readily verifiable petitioners statements regarding pap panos intentions future nature verifiable reasonable credit either petitioners asserted reason believe true rendered highly plausible panos age past actions neither condition exists say appear although categorically availability relief judgment sufficient prevent case moot follows statement next sentence assertion pap state plaintiff retains concrete stake outcome case ante course latter true classic case controversy existed resort exotic theory standing virtue adverse judgment entirely unnecessary explanation rendered justice stevens calls counsel categorical assertion productions exempt see post notably un categorical rather accept counsel explanation trial compatible text ordinance justice stevens rushes assign ordinance meaning words bear basis counsel initial constitutional adjudication correct justice stevens characterization present point argue erie carved exception equus hair post rather contention city attorney assured trial ordinance susceptible interpretation carve exceptions extent constitution required contrary justice stevens view post believe law directed public nudity ceases general law rather one directed expression makes exceptions nudity protected decisions put another way think law contains vice directed expression bans public nudity except public nudity held banned expressive content footnotes respondent contend constitutional right engage conduct lap dancing message eroticism conveyed nudity aspect dance quite different issue proximity dancer audience respondent contention erie focused lap dancers see ante scalia concurring focused message conveyed nude dancing although nude dancing might described one protected means conveying erotic message follow protected message totally banned simply similar ways convey erotic messages see ante state prohibition particular book example fail total ban simply books conveying similar message available contends ante ward rock racism shows used secondary effects rationale justify burdensome restrictions approved renton american mini theatres argument unpersuasive two reasons first two cases mentioned regulation ward time place manner restriction see id marshall dissenting second discussed ward secondary effects case see infra also held renton enacting adult theater zoning ordinance city renton permitted rely detailed study conducted city seattle examined relationship zoning controls secondary effects adult theaters permitted rely well detailed findings summarized opinion washington effect renton identified problem city experienced seattle quite logically drew seattle experience adopted similar solution erie relying seattle study well suggests ante use study peculiar identifying problem city similar seattle erie implemented solution pasties bearing relationship efficacious remedy identified seattle study dispersal zoning city erie course fact pointed study anyone suggesting adverse secondary effects commercial enterprises featuring erotic dancing depends slightest precise costume warn performers merely assumes see infra city permitted simply assume slight addition dancers costumes sufficiently decrease secondary effects presumably city require clothing long danger adverse effects remains recognizes quoting opinion young american mini theatres see ante first amendment tolerate total suppression erotic materials artistic value though permit zoning regulations secondary effect neighborhood happen associated form speech course critically different direct impact speech audience boos primary effect speech persuasive effect message fact notion focusing incidental burdens time enactment appears contradiction terms case difference laws aimed secondary effects general bans incidentally burdening speech one wonders justices scalia souter adopted strikingly different approaches barnes frankly understand declaration state interest secondary effects speech happen associated speech related speech ante see webster third international dictionary defining associate closely related sometimes though says secondary effects caused speech rather merely associated speech see ante definition secondary effects adopts even obvious interest secondary effects related speech issue see barnes souter concurring secondary effects related speech connection speech one correlation causation justice powell said concurrence young american mini theatres ad detroit concerned restricting message purveyed adult theaters tried close restrict number rather circumscribe choice location quite plainly erie total ban evinces concern message regulated preamble also council city erie found certain lewd immoral activities carried public places profit lead debasement women men app pet cert relying five words quoted pennsylvania suggests misinterpreted reading preamble ante follows however complete statement said point acknowledge one purposes ordinance combat negative secondary effects however goal inextricably bound stated purpose unmentioned purpose directly impacts freedom expression purpose impact negatively erotic message dance believe stated purpose promulgating ordinance inextricably linked motivation suppress expressive nature nude dancing view erie categorical response forecloses justice scalia assertion city position equus hair limited ne instance city aware nudity one complained ante concurring opinion contended selective applicability stipulated enforcement treated differently selective applicability statutory text see barnes scalia concurring selective enforcement may affect law generality otherwise constitutional prohibitions circumvented impunity stipulation read play equus featured frontal nudity performed several weeks roadhouse theater downtown erie efforts enforce nudity prohibition became effective run play justice scalia argues erie might carved exception equus hair guessed consider protected forms expression see southeastern promotions conrad holding hair including group nudity simulated sex involved production protected speech view makes distinction unobjectionable renders ordinance less general law ante concurring opinion argument appears contradict earlier definition general law law general regulates conduct without regard whether conduct expressive barnes glen theatre opinion concurring judgment ordinance regulates conduct public nudity without regard whether nudity expressive exempts public nudity hair precisely expressive content ante concurring opinion moreover erie exempts hair wants avoid conflict first amendment rather simply exempt instances nudity finds inoffensive rationale still explain hair exempted kandyland since barnes held constitutionally protected justice scalia also even ordinance singled nude dancing strike law unless dancing singled message ante concurring opinion opines basis singling kandyland morality ante since morality public nudity hair left untouched ordinance immorality public nudity kandyland singled distinction nude public dancing immoral ante emphasis original rather arguable difference two one message immoral members said focus bottle clubs like app attempted downplay effect ordinance acknowledging girls wear thongs little pasties smaller diamond ibid echoing focus another member stated still adult entertainment town little different form id dismisses evidence declaring strike otherwise constitutional statute basis alleged illicit motive ante citing renton playtime theatres first worth pointing doctrinaire formulation cautionary statement overbroad see generally tribe american constitutional law pp ed moreover said strike law assumption wrongful purpose motive caused power exerted emphasis added internal quotation marks omitted statement due recognition hazardous matter determine actual intent body large congress basis fewer handful congressmen said law id yet neither consideration present need base inquiry assumption must infer collective intent large body based statements record actual statements city councilmembers voted favor ordinance seriously contended necessary sustain ordinance general prohibition crafting bizarre definition nudity erie concern use simulated nipple covers nude beaches otherwise unclothed purveyors hot dogs machine tools barnes scalia concurring judgment see also ante scalia concurring true one might conceivably imagine erie aim far likely novel definition written kandyland dancers like mind since ones covered law recall plays like equus exempted coverage likely utilize unconventional clothing erie ordinance merely replaces updates provisions indecency immorality ordinance century statute barnes ante first clear correct record indicate erie ordinance updates older ordinance similar import unfortunately old regulation record consequently whether new ordinance merely replaces old one matter debate statements one councilmember reasonably inferred old ordinance merely residential zoning restriction total ban see app leads question erie felt necessary shift total ban even factual contention correct undermine points made text barnes point noting ancient pedigree indiana statute demonstrate passage antedated appearance adult entertainment venues therefore motivated presence establishments inference supposedly rebutted barnes stemmed timing enactment however inferences draw depend text ordinance preamble scope enforcement comments councilmembers depend timing ordinance enactment footnotes explained infra issue evidentiary justification never joined multiplicity factors affecting analysis general formulation quantum required best difficult lesser showing may suffice fit evident untutored intuition said nixon quantum empirical evidence needed satisfy heightened judicial scrutiny legislative judgments vary novelty plausibility justification raised slip example secondary effects government identified flowed destruction draft cards doubt regulation prohibiting destruction alleviate concomitant harm nature legislating institution might also affect calculus require congress create record manner administrative agency see turner ii accord findings greater respect agencies see might likewise defer less city council congress need evidence may especially acute regulation content based face analyzed content neutral secondary effects doctrine may greater regulation takes form ban rather time place manner restriction plurality excuses erie requirement simple observation evident regulation required efficacy ante ipse dixit unconvincing agree evidentiary demands need ignore obvious fit means ends see supra obvious case apparent matter common sense establishments featuring dancers pasties differ markedly effects neighborhoods whose dancers nude plurality find apparent may agree disagree proposition presence nude dancing establishments increases incidence prostitution violence amenable empirical treatment city councilors enacted erie ordinance position look facts community experience well experiences elsewhere failure made clearer one amicus briefs largely devoted argument scientifically sound studies show correlation see brief first amendment lawyers association amicus curiae app contrast federal courts cases frequently demanded evidentiary showings see phillips keyport en banc entertainment inc jackson suggestion course bar pennsylvania choosing simpler routes disposition case exist respondent mounted federal overbreadth challenge ordinance also asserted violation pennsylvania constitution either one arguments successful obviate need factual development prerequisite analysis