In Buehrle v. City of Key West, Case No. 14-15354 (decided December 29, 2015), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit considered whether a limit on the number of tattoo establishments in the City of Key West, Florida infringed the First Amendment rights of a tattoo artist. From 1966 through 2007, the City of Key West, Florida prohibited the operation of any tattoo parlors. Opinion, pp. 2-3. As a result of litigation, Key West adopted an ordinance permitting two tattoo businesses to operate in its historic district. According to the Opinion, Key West maintained that “tattoo establishments… Read more