The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, January 19, 1972
Reargument: Tuesday, November 7, 1972
Decision: Thursday, June 21, 1973
Issues: First Amendment, Obscenity, Federal

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Facts of the Case

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 5 votes for United States, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly
Wrote the majority opinion
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Douglas
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger

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The Oyez Project, United States v. 12 200-Ft. Reels Of Film, 413 U.S. 123 (1973),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_2/>
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