Pin Ups Goes Before Georgia Supreme Court Today
Decatur Metro | September 19, 2011
Over on Fresh Loaf, Thomas Wheatley notes that Pin Ups (aka: “the strip club on the way to the DeKalb Farmer’s Market”) will make arguments today before the Georgia Supreme Court to remain open until 7am, in order to offer a “breakfast bar” to patrons. Here are the facts of the case from the Court’s docket, as cut-and-pasted by Wheatley.
FACTS: At issue in this case is a judge’s refusal to grant a temporary injunction banning the enforcement of the amendments until the case is resolved in court. Pin Ups is a club in Decatur that offers nude dancing and drinking. In June 2010, the County amended the Alcohol Code requiring all licensed establishments that sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption to clear out patrons and close by 4:55 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, and by 3:55 a.m. Sunday and Monday. The stated purpose was “to improve the quality of life in all of its communities” by minimizing the “deleterious conduct associated with” alcohol. Pin Ups offers a “breakfast bar” to its patrons, serving food until 7:00 a.m. It closes at that time, then reopens at 9:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. Pin Ups sued the County, seeking a preliminary injunction until the case was resolved. It argued the amendments forced it to close down for hours a day; impeded its breakfast business; and violated its constitutional rights to due process and First Amendment protections. The trial court denied the request for a temporary injunction, and Pin Ups now appeals to the state Supreme Court.
If you’d like to read a synopsis of arguments for and against Pin Ups’ breakfast, jump over to Fresh Loaf and give Old Man Wheatley a click-thru!
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We in the strip club
Fellas lose control when them ladies work them poles
Got money anything goes
Up in the strip club
Ballers bottle poppin’
The ladies they keep it droppin’
All the weight unto the floor
-DJ Nelson
I’d be really impressed if you could come up with a song that mentions a breakfast buffet.
Very nice!
I really respect the duo who tracked across the country correcting spelling and grammatical errors. Do they need to visit us to determine if Pin Up’s is really Pin Ups? The sign has the former (possessive) yet the coverage reported here uses the apostrophe free plural flavor ….
Would I be weird if I went to Pin Ups for breakfast and read the paper?
You’d only be there for the articles. . . .
Tony Soprano wouldn’t think so.
I don’t think anyone in Pin Ups at 7:00 AM probably has an appetite for food…
I wonder if the people who frequent that place have daughters.
They do, but they probably work in OTHER strip clubs. Because if they worked in the same one it would be weird.
agreed
I wonder if people who go to boxing matches have sons…
For those who like a little legs n’ shakin’ with their eggs n’ bacon.
Talk about taunting the Reaper! Even if you dodge the bullets, you still have the Sat Fat to deal with.
Thank you…I didn’t read this post or any of the comments yesterday and now I’m so glad I saved it all up to read at once. Hilarious.