United States v. Cote’s Empirical Analysis
485 F.2d 574 · 1973
Citation profile
13 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1461
Relies on Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York · Miller v. California · Jacobellis v. Ohio · Book Named 'John Cleland's Memoirs of Woman of Pleasure' v. Attorney General of Commonwealth of Massachusetts · United States v. Thevis
Most-quoted passages
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“Pursuant to the order of the Supreme Court ... we have made an “independent constitutional judgment on the facts of the case as to whether the material is constitutionally protected.” [citing Jacobellis] 4”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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