Roth v. United States

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:case_outcome gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
Affirmed lower court ruling
gptkbp:case_types Criminal case
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 24, 1957
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas
gptkb:Justice_Hugo_Black
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roth v. United States
gptkbp:impact Obscenity standards
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Samuel_Roth
gptkbp:is_cited_in 354 U. S. 476 (1957)
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:key_concept gptkb:Judicial_review
gptkb:Censorship_laws
gptkb:Constitution
gptkb:First_Amendment
gptkb:Public_interest
gptkb:censorship
gptkb:legal_case
Civil rights
Freedom of speech
Social norms
Civil liberties
Legal history
Constitutional interpretation
Cultural values
Artistic expression
Constitutional rights
Legal challenges
Legal precedent
Artistic freedom
Legal interpretation
Legal standards
Free expression
Moral standards
First Amendment protections
Judicial activism
Community standards
Legal discourse
Sexual content
First Amendment jurisprudence
Legal ramifications
Cultural censorship
Judicial precedent
Public morality
Legal definitions of obscenity
First Amendment debates
Artistic regulation
Obscenity regulation
Obscenity test
Regulation of speech
gptkbp:legal_context Federal obscenity statute
gptkbp:legal_issue Obscenity laws
gptkbp:outcome Conviction upheld
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Miller_v._California
gptkbp:public_perception 6-3
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Paris_Adult_Theatre_I_v._Slaton
gptkb:Miller_v._California
gptkbp:significance First Amendment rights
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_O._Douglas
gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter
gptkb:Felix_Frankfurter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4