McKinney v. Parsons

423 U.S. 960

Opinions

-C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Mr. Justice Douglas, being of the view, stated in previous opinions by himself¹ and by Mr. Justice Black,² that any state ban on, or regulation of, obscenity abridges freedom of speech and of the press contrary to the First and Fourteenth Amendments, would grant certiorari and summarily reverse the judgment.

1 Miller v. California, 413 U. S. 15, 42-47 (1973) (dissenting); Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, 413 U. S. 49, 70-73 (1973) (dissenting); Memoirs v. Massachusetts, 383 U. S. 413, 426-433 (1966) (concurring in judgment).

2 Mishkin v.New York, 383 U. S. 502, 515-518 (1966) (dissenting).