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Jacobellis v. Ohio

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
11
Appellee: 
Ohio
Appellant: 
Jacobellis
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1962-1965)
Opinion: 
378 U.S. 184 (1964)
Argued: 
Tuesday, March 26, 1963
Reargued: 
Wednesday, April 1, 1964
Decided: 
Monday, June 22, 1964
Issues: 
First Amendment, Obscenity, State
Categories: 
obscenity, freedom of speech, criminal, first amendment

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Jacobellis v. Ohio , 378 U.S. 184 (1964)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1962/1962_11_2)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Jacobellis, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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Wrote a dissent
Warren
Wrote a special concurrence
Black
Voted with the majority, joined Black's concurrence
Douglas
Voted with the minority, joined Warren's dissent
Clark
Wrote a dissent
Harlan
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Brennan
Wrote a special concurrence
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a regular concurrence
Goldberg

Judgment of the Court by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.