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Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc.

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
74-337
Petitioner: 
Doran
Respondent: 
Salem Inn, Inc.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
422 U.S. 922 (1975)
Argued: 
Monday, April 21, 1975
Decided: 
Monday, June 30, 1975
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Obscenity
Categories: 
obscenity

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The Oyez Project, Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc. , 422 U.S. 922 (1975)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1974/1974_74_337)
(last visited Saturday, November 28, 2009).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Doran, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Abstention Doctrine

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