American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
The California 2nd District Court of Appeals ruled that an ordinance requiring that “harmful to minors” materials be shrink-wrapped is unconstitutional.
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American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. McAuliffe
The U.S. District Court struck down Georgia’s law restricting the display of material with sexual content on its cover or in its contents as a violation of the First Amendment.
Read MoreBay News v. Freda Roberts, Tax Collector of Mobile County, Alabama
The Alabama Circuit Court struck down a Mobile County tax on magazines that depicted nudity.
Read MoreVance v. Universal Amusement Co., Inc.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Texas public nuisance statute permitting prior restraint of allegedly obscene motion pictures without prompt judicial review is unconstitutional.
Read MorePenthouse International, Ltd. v. McAuliffe
The 5th Circuit ruled that harassment and arrests of retailers prior to a final adjudication on obscenity is an unconstitutional prior restraint.
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