Excalibur Group, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation v. City of Minneapolis

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• affirming grant of summary judgment for defendant where the record \indicate[d] that the city had substantial evidence on which to base its conclusions about the secondary effects of adults-only businesses.\
• considering-a claim that was not raised in the complaint -but was briefed in opposition to summary judgment because the district court addressed the claim on the merits and the opposing party did not raise an objection
• affirming grant of summary judgment for defendant where the record “indicate[d] that the city had substantial evidence on which to base its conclusions about the secondary effects of adults-only businesses.”
• considering a claim that was not raised in the complaint but was briefed in opposition to summary judgment because the district court addressed the claim on the merits and the opposing party did not raise an objection
• affirming city's sign ordinance even though \reasonable people might quibble about the extent to which the regulations serve the city's significant interests or about whether a better solution might be available\
• “The question of whether the ordinance serves a significant governmental interest is easily resolved, because, as a matter of settled law, regulations aimed at minimizing the secondary effects of sexually oriented businesses serve a significant and substantial governmental interest.”

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