Bantam Books, Inc. v. Sullivan

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1963-02-18

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Me. Justice Brennan delivered the opinion of the Court. The Rhode Island Legislature created the “Rhode Island Commission to Encourage Morality in Youth,” whose members and Executive Secretary are the appel-lees herein, and gave the Commission inter alia . . the duty ... to educate the public concerning any book, picture, pamphlet, ballad, printed paper or other thing containing obscene, indecent or…

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