
Miami Beach steakhouse sues city over ‘impermissibly overboard’ spring break curfew
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A swanky Miami Beach steakhouse is suing city officials this week in response to a crippling curfew cutting business hours short during the busy spring break season.
Papi Steak on First Street in Miami Beach is suing the city over its midnight spring break curfew. (Fox News Digital) Papi Steak on First Street in Miami Beach is suing the city over its midnight spring break curfew. (Fox News Digital) Miami-Dade County Police sent assistance to Miami Beach Thursday to help enforce the curfew's first night, (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital) The first night of Miami Beach's spring break curfew saw smaller crowds, which thinned out early and were completely gone after the midnight shutdown. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital) The first night of Miami Beach's spring break curfew saw smaller crowds, which thinned out early and were completely gone after the midnight shutdown. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital) The first night of Miami Beach's spring break curfew saw smaller crowds, which thinned out early and were completely gone after the midnight shutdown. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital) The first night of Miami Beach's spring break curfew saw smaller crowds, which thinned out early and were completely gone after the midnight shutdown. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital) EXCLUSIVE: Spring Break Miami. 23 Mar 2022 Pictured: Spring Break relaxing on the beach (MEGA TheMegaAgency.com) EXCLUSIVE: Spring Break Miami. 23 Mar 2022 Pictured: Spring Break relaxing on the beach (MEGA TheMegaAgency.com) EXCLUSIVE: Spring Break Miami. 23 Mar 2022 Pictured: Spring Break relaxing on the beach (MEGA TheMegaAgency.com) Miami Beach, Florida: March 22, 2022 (Fox News Digital) Miami Beach, Florida: March 22, 2022 (Fox News Digital) Miami Beach, Florida: March 22, 2022 (Fox News Digital) Miami Beach, Florida: March 22, 2022 (Fox News Digital) Springs breakers in Miami Beach Florida on Tuesday. City commissioners on Tuesday approved a curfew for this weekend that will go into effect at midnight Thursday and will last each night through March 28 in an effort to control large, unruly crowds. (Fox News Digital) Miami Beach, Florida: March 22, 2022 (Fox News Digital) Miami Beach, Florida: March 22, 2022 (Fox News Digital) Miami Beach, Florida: March 22, 2022 (Fox News Digital) Miami Beach, Florida: March 22, 2022 (Fox News Digital) Miami Beach, Florida: March 22, 2022 (Fox News Digital)
"The curfew is overboard and is not narrowly tailored to advance a compelling governmental interest because it prohibits activity south of Fifth Street in Miami Beach, which has not had the spring break related crowds and violence sought to be addressed by the curfew," the lawsuit reads. "The curfew is arbitrary and capricious because it seeks to restrict activities over a broad swatch of South Beach without regard to any legitimate governmental need to prohibit travel, assembly, and other constitutionally protected activities throughout the curfew area."