Mutual Film Corp. v. Industrial Commission of Ohio
1915 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mutual Film Corporation v. Industrial Commission of Ohio, 236 U.S. 230 (1915), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court ruling by a 9–0 vote that the free speech protection of the Ohio Constitution, which was substantially similar to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, did not extend to motion pictures.[1]
Quick Facts Mutual Film Corporation v. Industrial Commission of Ohio, Argued January 6–7, 1915 Decided February 23, 1915 ...
Mutual Film Corporation v. Industrial Commission of Ohio | |
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Argued January 6–7, 1915 Decided February 23, 1915 | |
Full case name | Mutual Film Corporation, Appellant v. Industrial Commission of Ohio, et al. |
Citations | 236 U.S. 230 (more) 35 S. Ct. 387; 59 L. Ed. 552; 1915 U.S. LEXIS 1755 |
Holding | |
The free speech protection of the Ohio Constitution did not extend to motion pictures. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | McKenna, joined by unanimous |
Overruled by | |
Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson (1952) |
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