New York v. Ferber

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Upholding state law
gptkbp:caseTypes Constitutional law
80-1772
gptkbp:citedBy 458 U.S. 747
gptkbp:court Affirmed lower court's ruling
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
1982-06-21
gptkbp:filedIn 1981-12-08
gptkbp:historical_analysis Extensive legal commentary
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-1970s child protection movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New York v. Ferber
gptkbp:impact Influenced state laws on child pornography
gptkbp:judges Justice Harry Blackmun
Blackmun, Brennan, Marshall, Stevens
Supreme_Court_review
Influenced_future_Supreme_Court_rulings
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:New_York_Attorney_General
1981-12-08
Child pornography laws
Impact on First Amendment jurisprudence
Constitutional validation of state law
Strict scrutiny for child pornography laws
First_Amendment_rights
Miller_test_application
gptkbp:notableEvent Strengthened child pornography laws
gptkbp:notableFeature Clarified limits of free speech
Involved child pornography and free speech issues.
gptkbp:outcome Upheld_the_constitutionality_of_New_York's_child_pornography_statute
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation New_York_State_and_Paul_Ferber
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist
Rehnquist,_White,_O'Connor,_Powell,_Burger
gptkbp:precedent Regulation of obscene materials
gptkbp:publicAccess Controversial decision
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Ashcroft_v._Free_Speech_Coalition
gptkb:Miller_v._California
Obscenity, child protection laws
gptkbp:significance Established precedent for regulating child pornography
gptkbp:voterTurnout 5-4