United States v. Alpers

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1950-02-13

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Mr. Justice Minton delivered the opinion of the Court. The question in this case is whether the shipment of obscene phonograph records in interstate commerce is prohibited by § 245 of the Criminal Code, which makes illegal the interstate shipment of any “obscene . . . book, pamphlet, picture, motion-picture film, paper, letter, writing, print, or other matter of indecent character.” <page-n…

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