Nude dancing and alcohol?
Todays Det News. [url]http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070831/METRO/708310360&imw=Y[/url]
A federal appeals court ruling Thursday could pave the way for the state's 83 strip clubs to go nude and serve alcohol, at least temporarily.
The appeals court, which sent the case back to U.S. District Judge Julian Abele Cook Jr. in Detroit, said the ban on mixing alcohol and nude dancing could still be valid, but only if the state gives better reasons for such a ban.
Strip club lawyers say the decision frees up the state's strip clubs to go nude as soon as Cook issues the formal injunction, which is expected to take about 30 days.
Several attorneys said they expect the ban to remain in the end, because federal courts have consistently upheld these prohibitions.
In the meantime, many local municipalities have their own laws regulating nude dancing and alcohol and will likely try to enforce them if topless bars make the transition to nude, although those could face court challenge as well, lawyers said.
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