United States v. Dennett

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:citation 39 F.2d 564
gptkbp:date 1930
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Mary_Ware_Dennett
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:United_States_v._Dennett
gptkbp:heldBy Acquittal of Mary Ware Dennett
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Dennett
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:plotSummary The court overturned the conviction of Mary Ware Dennett for mailing a sex education pamphlet, ruling it was not obscene.
gptkbp:significance Expanded protections for sex education materials under the First Amendment.
gptkbp:subject gptkb:First_Amendment
obscenity law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mary_Ware_Dennett
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7