RK Ventures, Inc. v. City of Seattle

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2002-10-07

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FISHER, Circuit Judge. Appellants are the owners of a former Seattle nightclub known at one time as the Celebrity. Beginning in about 1990, appellants allege, the City of Seattle (“the City”) pursued a campaign designed to stop downtown Seattle nightclubs from playing rap and hip-hop music because the music attracted African Americans and crime to the area. They allege that the City’s efforts, while ostensibly directed at cr…

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