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Ronald Freedman was a theater owner in Baltimore, Maryland in the 1960s. | Ronald Freedman was a theater owner in Baltimore, Maryland in the 1960s. Freedman was fined for not seeking permission from the state prior to exhibiting his movie. | ||
|procedural_history=Freeman loses in Maryland court & appealed to SCOTUS. | |||
|arguments=Freedman argued that the Maryland land was an unconstitutional '''prior restraint''' on his freedom of expression under the [[1st Amendment]]? | |||
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|link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/freedman-v-maryland | |link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/freedman-v-maryland |
Revision as of 20:44, January 17, 2023
Freedman v. Maryland | |
Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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Citation | |
Date decided | March 1, 1965 |
Facts
In 1965, Maryland law required a state board of censors to review movies for
- obscenity
- moral corruption
- likelihood of inciting crime.
Procedural History
Freeman loses in Maryland court & appealed to SCOTUS.
Arguments
Freedman argued that the Maryland land was an unconstitutional prior restraint on his freedom of expression under the 1st Amendment?
Resources
- Case text at Quimbee video summary
- Case text at Justia
- Case text at Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School