WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. Supreme Court said today that communities across America are well within their rights to defend themselves against sexually oriented businesses (SOBs) and the social devastation that can come with them.
The Alliance Defense Fund filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in City of Littleton v. Z.J. Gifts asking the court to determine that communities have the legal ability to protect themselves from the serious danger posed by SOBs.
“The court took the opportunity to help communities defend themselves and their citizens from the severe harm inflicted on them by sexually oriented businesses,” said Benjamin Bull, chief counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund. The earlier ruling by the Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit was unenforceable, according to Bull. “Because of the decision in City of Littleton v. Z.J. Gifts, cities in America will be able to do more to protect communities from crime, blight, venereal disease, and prostitution.”
The brief was written by David Langdon, an ADF allied attorney based in Ohio.
ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith. Launched in 1994, ADF employs a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.
