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Spivak v. Shriver

413 U.S. 904 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1973-06-25 Docket No. 70-25; No. 71-515; No: 71-599; No. 72-683; No. 72-815; No. 72-1256 English

Judges Mr. Justice Douglas would reverse the judgments. See Miller v. California, ante, p. 37. Mr. Justice Brennan, joined by Mr. Justice Stewart and Mr. Justice Marshall, would vacate the judgments and remand cases for further proceedings not inconsistent with his dissent in Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, ante, p. 73. See Miller v. California, ante, p. 47.

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p. 904
No. 70-25.
No. 71-515.
Spivak v. Shriver et al. Art Theater Guild, Inc., dba Studio Art Theater, et al. v. Tennessee ex rel. Rhodes.

Appeal from D. C. M. D. Tenn. Reported below: 315 F. Supp. 695 ;

p. 905
Motion Picture Film Entitled “Vixen,” et al. v. Ohio ex rel. Keating. Watkins v. South Carolina. Star, dba Gayety Books, Inc., et al. v. Preller et al. Blair v. Ohio.

No: 71-599.

No. 72-683.

No. 72-815.

No. 72-1256.

Appeal from Sup. Ct. Tenn. Reported below: 225 Tenn. 399 , 469 S. W. 2d 669 ;

Appeal from Sup. Ct. Ohio. Reported below: 27 Ohio St. 2d 278 , 272 N. E. 2d 137 ;

Appeal from Sup. Ct. S. C. Reported below: 259 S. C. 185 , 191 S. E. 2d 135 ;

Appeal from D. C. Md. Reported below: 352 F. Supp. 530 ; and

Appeal from Sup. Ct. Ohio. Reported below: 32 Ohio St. 2d 237 , 291 N. E. 2d 451 . Motion of appellants to strike appellee's supplemental brief in No. 71-599 denied. Judgments vacated and cases remanded for further consideration in light of Miller v. California, ante, p. 15; Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, ante, p. 49; Kaplan v. California, ante, p. 115; United States v. 12 200-ft. Reels Film, ante, p. 123; United States v. Orito, ante, p. 139; Heller v. New York, ante, p. 483; Roaden v. Kentucky, ante, p. 496; and Alexander v. Virginia, ante, p. 836.

Mr. Justice Douglas would reverse the judgments. See Miller v. California, ante, p. 37. Mr. Justice Brennan, joined by Mr. Justice Stewart and Mr. Justice Marshall, would vacate the judgments and remand cases for further proceedings not inconsistent with his dissent in Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, ante, p. 73. See Miller v. California, ante, p. 47.

Cases cited

  • 315 F. Supp. 695 315 F. Supp. 695 p. 904
  • 352 F. Supp. 530 352 F. Supp. 530 p. 905