Vol. 36 No. 12 KILLGORE DECISION RE MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND 
CLOSELY REGULATED INSPECTIONS

Background The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has recently reaffirmed a decades old California state appellate court decision that held that the massage industry is closely regulated and a warrantless administrative inspection of massage parlors under ordinances that meet certain factors do not violate the Fourth Amendment.  This Ninth Circuit case, Killgore v. City of […]