Smith v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1977-05-23

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Mr. Justice Powell, concurring. I join the Court’s opinion and write to express my understanding of the relative narrowness of the questions presented. At the time petitioner engaged in the conduct at issue here, Iowa law placed no limits on the distribution of obscene materials to adults. If Iowa law governs in this federal *310 p…

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