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· 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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