Jacobellis v. Ohio
1964 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184 (1964), was a United States Supreme Court decision handed down in 1964 involving whether the state of Ohio could, consistent with the First Amendment, ban the showing of the Louis Malle film The Lovers (Les Amants), which the state had deemed obscene.[1]
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Quick Facts Jacobellis v. Ohio, Argued March 26, 1963 Decided June 22, 1964 ...
Jacobellis v. Ohio | |
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Argued March 26, 1963 Decided June 22, 1964 | |
Full case name | Nico Jacobellis v. Ohio |
Citations | 378 U.S. 184 (more) 84 S. Ct. 1676; 12 L. Ed. 2d 793; 1964 U.S. LEXIS 822; 28 Ohio Op. 2d 101 |
Case history | |
Prior | Defendant convicted, Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 6-3-60; affirmed, 175 N.E.2d 123 (Ohio Ct. App. 1961); affirmed, 179 N.E.2d 777 (Ohio 1962); probable jurisdiction noted, 371 U.S. 808 (1962). |
Subsequent | None |
Holding | |
The First Amendment, as applied through the Fourteenth, protected a movie theater manager from being prosecuted for possessing and showing a film that was not obscene. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Plurality | Brennan, joined by Goldberg |
Concurrence | Black, joined by Douglas |
Concurrence | Stewart |
Concurrence | White |
Dissent | Warren, joined by Clark |
Dissent | Harlan |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. I, XIV; Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.34 |
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