Kingsley Books, Inc. v. Brown
| Kingsley Books, Inc. v. Brown | |
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| Argued April 22, 1957 Decided June 24, 1957 | |
| Full case name | Kingsley Books, Inc. v. Brown |
| Citations | 354 U.S. 436 (more) 77 S. Ct. 1325; 1 L. Ed. 2d 1469 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Appeal from the Court of Appeals of New York |
| Holding | |
| A state injunction against distribution of material designated as "obscene" does not violate freedom of speech and press protected by the First Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Frankfurter, joined by Burton, Clark, Harlan, Whittaker |
| Dissent | Warren |
| Dissent | Douglas, joined by Black |
| Dissent | Brennan |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I, XIV | |
Kingsley Books, Inc. v. Brown, 354 U.S. 436 (1957), was a Supreme Court case that addressed issues of obscenity, free speech, and due process. The case stemmed from the confiscation and destruction of books from a New York City bookstore. The court's determination was that:
A state injunction against distribution of material designated as "obscene" does not violate freedom of speech and press protected by the First Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.