Date of Award

1987

Document Type

Research Paper

Abstract

This project details Roger Forber’s fight to show X-rated films in two theaters in Renton, Washington Renton had an anti-pronography ordinance which prohibited the showing of adult motion picture theaters within 1000 feet of any residential zone, church or public park, or within one mile of any public or private school. Prior to this, Forbes had already built a business showing sexually-explicit films in Seattle. Due to the fact that Renton was a suburb, many residents were not thrilled with this and began a citizen activist campaign to stop Forbes. Forbes argued that the First Amendment guaranteed him free speech. This argument went up against the Supreme Court in 1985 as Renon v. Playtime Theaters in which they arrived to the conclusion that Renton’s ordinance was valid but did not ban adult theaters entirely.

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