Roth v. United States
352 U.S. 964, 77 S. Ct. 361
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
DecidedJanuary 14, 1957
DocketNo. 582
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases
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Bluebook
Roth v. United States, 352 U.S. 964, 77 S. Ct. 361 (1957).
Opinion
Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted, limited to questions 1, 2, and 3 presented by the petition for the writ which read as follows:
“1. Does the federal obscenity statute (18 U. S. C. § 1461, 62 Stat. 768, 69 Stat. 183) violate the freedom of speech and freedom of the press guarantees of the First Amendment?
“2. Does the federal obscenity statute (18 U. S. C. § 1461, 62 Stat. 768, 69 Stat. 183) violate the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment?
“3. Does the federal obscenity statute (18 U. S. C. § 1461, 62 Stat. 768, 69 Stat. 183) violate the First, Ninth and Tenth Amendments in that it improperly invades powers reserved to the States and to the people?”
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352 U.S. 964, 77 S. Ct. 361, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/roth-v-united-states-scotus-1957.