Quotes by Allen Lichtenstein

“The police ... get to eat what they kill. They have an incentive to fund themselves through these seizures, and it can be very disproportionate (to the crime). A misdemeanor, yet a fine that takes away the entire property?”

“The statement we dont want to do business with you people _ you people isnt anyone but John McDonald.”

“I think the people in Business License need to get better guidance before they run into significant constitutional problems. We would be happy to represent the Little Theatre.”

“The discrimination was aimed at John McDonald. Dominos itself viewed JWM as John McDonald.”

“When you have a set of rules, and then government says they dont apply to you -- they only apply when we want them to -- thats a concern.”

“Imagine for a moment you owed money to the city of Las Vegas. You owed the money in October, but you ignored it for all these months. You think theyd take action against you? Of course they would.”

“This is a substantial amount of money. This is not some symbolic type of gesture, this is the procedure to be followed.”

“It really doesnt matter whether there has been an attempt at an outright ban or merely an attempt to influence these properties. Were still talking about action that is taken under the color of the law and is therefore governmental action that is, frankly, censorship.”

“Certainly there is nothing that prohibits the commission or the (Gaming) Control Board from saying to properties, you have to be careful about and responsible for the security of any type of venue. But it cant go to content.”

“Absolutely. Thats perfectly within the realm of what should be done.”