''Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc.'', 475 U.S. 41 (1986), was a case in which the
Supreme Court of the United States
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held that localities may impose regulations prohibiting adult theaters from operating within certain areas, finding that the regulation in question was a content-neutral
time/place/manner restriction. The specific restriction at issue was established by
Renton, Washington and prohibited adult theaters within 1,000 feet from any residential zone, single- or multiple-family dwelling, church, park, or school.
[''City of Renton'', 475 U.S. at 43.]
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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 475
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