Sandy Springs Patch
by Kristal Dixon
A federal appeals court has come down on the side of Sandy Springs, Georgia, in its ordinance banning the sale of sex toys.
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday said it was “bound” by a 2004 ruling challenging a similar ban in an Alabama city, court records show.
The ordinance challenged in the neighboring state also prohibited the sale of the devices.
Kennesaw resident Melissa Davenport, along with her attorney Gerry Weber, filed suit against the city over its ordinance, which requires people to have a scientific or medical reason or a prescription to purchase any sexual device.
Davenport, a multiple sclerosis sufferer who sought to purchase sex toys to use with her husband, was joined in the lawsuit by Flanigan’s Enterprises and Fantastic Visuals LLC (doing business as Inserection) and fellow resident Marshall Henry. …