Freedman v. Maryland

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Freedman v. Maryland
Court Supreme Court of the United States
Citation
Date decided March 1, 1965

Facts

In 1965, Maryland law required a state board of censors to review movies for

  1. obscenity
  2. moral corruption
  3. likelihood of inciting crime.
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?

Resources

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