The following excerpt is from Alameda Books, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, 222 F.3d 719 (9th Cir. 2000):
The City has a "substantial government interest" in reducing crime in its neighborhoods. See Young v. American Mini Theatres, 427 U.S. 50, 71 (1976) ("[T]he city's interest in attempting to preserve the quality of urban life in one that must be accorded high respect."). At issue is
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whether the regulations are "designed to serve" this interest. We hold they are not.
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