Vance v. Universal Amusement Co. -- Media Coalition

Vance v. Universal Amusement Co.

445 U.S. 308 (1980)

On March 18, 1980, the Supreme Court ruled in Vance v. Universal Amusement Co. that a Texas public nuisance statute permitting prior restraint of allegedly obscene motion pictures without prompt judicial review was unconstitutional. The Media Coalition filed an amicus brief in this case.

updated 4/24/09

Litigation:	INTERNET \| RATINGS ENFORCEMENT \| SEIZURE/PRIOR RESTRAINT \| HARMFUL TO MINORS/MINORS' ACCESS \| SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT AND MINORS \| OBSCENITY \| ZONING & LICENSING \| VIOLENT CONTENT \| DISPLAY \| THIRD PARTY LIABILITY \| MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES
Legislation:	LEGISLATIVE TRACKER TENNESSEE S.B. 2860 AND H.B. 3081: PROPOSAL TO TAX SOME MEDIA VOTED DOWN IN COMMITTEE IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA COALITION OBJECTIONS \| OKLAHOMA H.B. 2696: TAX ON VIDEO GAMES WITH VIOLENT CONTENT VOTED DOWN IN COMMITTEE \| ARIZONA HOUSE BILL 2549: GOVERNOR BREWER SIGNS AMENDED BILL INTO LAW \| MISSISSIPPI S.B. 2360: LEGISLATION TO BAN SEXUAL CONTENT ON THE INTERNET AMENDED IN COMMITTEE \| NEBRASKA L.B. 948: PROPOSAL TO RESTRICT ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
Latest News:	PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION GRANTED IN ABFFE V. SULLIVAN \| PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION GRANTED IN ABFFE V. COAKLEY \| ALASKA LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL SAYS STATE IS NOT LIKELY TO APPEAL ABFFE V BURNS \| SUPREME COURT HEARS ORAL ARGUMENT IN SCHWARZENEGGER V. EMA \| ALASKA SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO CERTIFY QUESTIONS IN ABFFE V. BURNS
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