Potentially headed to the Supreme Court is an appeal case out of Texas. The state court upheld a tax that charges a $5-a-customer fee levied on clubs that sell alcohol on the premises where live nude entertainment is the venue. The Texas court’s view that the tax is not designed to suppress ‘pole dancing” or “nude dancing” as a form of free speech.
This is another way that states are looking to refill their empty coffers. I would imagine that other states will shortly be looking to do the same thing.