Judge Smails
02-23-2007, 06:36 AM
<p>"We'll be watching you."</p><p><img src="http://ffmedia.ign.com/filmforce/image/article/681/681821/untouchables-cast_1137616950-000.jpg" border="0" width="318" height="210" /></p><p><font size="4"><a href="http://1010wins.com/pages/263184.php?contentType=4&contentId=345955"><strong>Court: Ban on Social Dancing in NY Bars Legal</strong></a></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="1">You can listen to the music in a New York City bar, but you better not begin tapping your feet because it could lead to dancing.<br /><br />A state appeals court Thursday ruled that an 80-year-old law banning dancing in New York City bars, restaurants and certain clubs is legal.<br /><br />The state Supreme Court's Appellate Division ruled that the city's Cabaret Law, permits dancing only in places that have a license.<br /><br />The Gotham West Coast Swing Club and several people filed a lawsuit complaining that because the Cabaret Law barred them from dancing with other people, it illegally infringed on their right of free expression.<br /><br />The appeals court disagreed, saying, recreational dancing is not a form of expression protected by the federal or state constitutions.<br /><br />Lawyer Norman Siegel represented the dancers and says he's considering an appeal.<br /></font></font></p>
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