· 4/27/2001
American Multi-Cinema, Inc. v. City of Warrenville
Citations
- 748 N.E.2d 746
- 321 Ill. App. 3d 349
- 255 Ill. Dec. 42
- 2001 Ill. App. LEXIS 311
How courts have described this case
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- noting that a selective amusement tax on free speech will trigger heightened scrutiny under the first amendment if it discriminates on the basis of content
- noting that a selective amusement tax on free speech will trigger heightened scrutiny under the first amendment if it discriminates on the basis of content
- absent evidence of intent to discriminate, tax was not subject to strict scrutiny even though a single movie theater paid ninety-nine percent of the tax and the city was lax in enforcing collection of the tax from other entities
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Judges: Rapp
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