City of Dallas v. Stanglin, 490 U.S. 19 (1989), was a United States Supreme Court decision considering the First Amendment associational rights of teenagers at a dance hall.

[1] In 1985, the City of Dallas passed an ordinance allowing licensed businesses to open dance halls for teenagers.

The Twilight Skating Rink, operated by Charles M. Stanglin, opened a Class E dance hall.

He brought a lawsuit against the City of Dallas claiming that the age restriction violated the association rights of minors under the First Amendment.

[5] The Court held that the City's interest in separating minors from the potential "corrupting influences" of "alcohol, illegal drugs, and promiscuous sex" justified imposing limits on dance-hall contacts between juveniles and adults.