A federal appeals court says the Dallas ordinance regulating sexually oriented businesses seems to pass the legal tests.
In a ruling released Thursday, the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a Dallas federal judge and upheld last year's ordinance.
The city of Dallas wants sexually oriented businesses to be closed between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. citing data that these specific types of businesses are associated with spikes in crime.
It specifically regulates strip clubs, escort services, and adult bookstores.
A group of the businesses sued the city claiming the ordinance violates their First Amendment rights and a federal judge issued an injunction blocking enforcement.
But the 5th Circuit says the US Supreme Court has already weighed in on the matter and the Dallas ordinance shows all signs it will be upheld.
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