Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.

Detroit adopted zoning ordinances barring adult movie theaters from locating within 1,000 feet of two other 'regulated uses' (a broad category of ten types of establishments) or within 500 feet of a residential area. American Mini Theatres (plaintiff) sued the city and its mayor (defendants), arguing the content-based classification of 'adult' theaters violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments; the district court upheld the ordinances, but the court of appeals reversed.

Whether zoning ordinances that differentiate between movie theaters showing sexually explicit films and other theaters violate the First Amendment.