Barnes v. Glen Theater Inc. was a case argued in South Bend, Indiana on January 8,1991. It involved two entertainment businesses , Glen Theater and Kitty Kat Lounge. What drew me to this supreme court case was that it involved G-strings and pasties. When I first heard of the case I thought there was no way it was an actual supreme couut case but with a little research I came to find that it was in fact a real case. I did not think the supreme court would ever argue a case like this which made it a more interesting case to me. I wanted a case that would be totally different from the normal supreme court case which made this case the best for the job.
Two Indiana establishments that wanted to allow totally nude dancers as a form of entertainment.…show more content… The lawsuit concerned the fact that any exotic dancers in the state of Indiana that were designated to dance fully nude would have to wear pasties and g strings if they were to be allowed to continue to dance. The two establishments were concerned that the Indiana public indecency law went against the first amendment which they said to be protected by. They were represented in court by Patrick Baude. Baude made a statement saying that completely preventing fully nude dancers was "unconstitutionally overbroad". The district court made the decision the exotic dancers dancing was technically not "protected speech". Baude and the businesses also argued that the point of how the exotic dancers was to display "exoticism and sexuality". On June 21,1991 Chief Justice William Rehnquist came to a conclusion the dancing should be declared unconstitutional. The decision was 5-4 in favor of Barnes. The case came out with no majority
