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Majority Opinion
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Clark, J. (joined by Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, Marshall, and Blackmun, JJ.) |
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Dissenting Opinion
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Warren, C.J. (joined by Black, Brenna and Douglas, JJ.) |
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Lower Court
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7th Circuit |
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Lower Court Ruling
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Free Speech claim denied. |
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Felix J. Bilgrey and Abner J. Mikva
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Robert J. Collins and Sydney R. Drebin
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Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago, 272 F.2d 90 (C.A.7 1959)
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| News |
"Bill Proposed for State Film Censor Board," Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb. 1, 1961, pg. 5
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"Censor Hails Decision," New York Times, Jan. 24, 1961, pg. 20
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"Censorship is Not the Point," Los Angeles Times, Jan. 25, 1961, sect. B, pg. 4
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"Chicago Fights For Right to Censor Movies; U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case," Chicago Daily Tribune, Oct. 21, 1960, pg. 9
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"High Court Hears Film-Censor Case; Exhibitor Seeks the Right to Show Film Before Review by Official Authorities," New York Times, Oct. 21, 1960, pg. 65
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"Licensing is Held Issue in Film Case; That Right, Not Censorship, U.S. Lawyer for ‘Miracle’ Movie Says," New York Times, Feb. 1, 1961, pg. 31
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"The Nation," New York Times, Jan. 29, 1961, sect. E, pg. 2
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Chemerinsky, Erwin, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: PRINCIPLES & POLICIES (2nd ed., 2002), sect. 11.3.4.5
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Clayton, James E., "Chicago Film Censorship Argued in High Court," The Washington Post (Times Herald), Oct. 21, 1960, sect. A, pg. 9
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Crowther, Bosley, "A Hurtful Decision; Supreme Court Votes to Keep Film Censoring," New York Times, Jan. 29, 1961, sect. X, pg. 1
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Hearst, Joseph, "Uphold Right of Chicago to Censor Films; ‘Absolute’ Freedom of Speech Denied," Chicago Daily Tribune, Jan. 24, 1961, pg. 6
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Lewis, Anthony, "Censor Upheld; Court Rules Pre-Submission of Films Can Be Required," New York Times, Jan. 29, 1961. sect. E, pg. 8
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Lewis, Anthony, "High Court Backs Movie Censoring; Holds, 5-4, That States and Cities Have Right to Deny a Permit for Films," New York Times, Jan. 24, 1961. pg. 1
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Lewis, Anthony, "High Court Opens Busy Term Today; Faces Key Issues; Study of Church and State, Race Relations and Curbs on Reds Mark Docket, 5 Blue-Law Tests Due, Connecticut’s Birth-Control Bans," New York Times, Oct. 3, 1960. pg. 1
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