United States v. Reed

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:argued_on November 17, 1970
gptkbp:case_number No. 70-1
involved issues of censorship and free expression.
gptkbp:case_outcome affirmed lower court's decision
gptkbp:case_types constitutional law
gptkbp:consequences influenced future obscenity cases
significant impact on media law
gptkbp:court gptkb:United_States_District_Court
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
January 25, 1971
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion Justice Blackmun's dissent
Justice Stewart's dissent
gptkbp:effective_date gptkb:1971
gptkbp:historical_significance landmark case in free speech law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Reed
gptkbp:influenced_judicial_thinking judicial interpretation of the First Amendment
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:404_U._S._1
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas
gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_Harry_Blackmun
gptkbp:legal_context free speech protections
gptkbp:legal_issue First Amendment rights
gptkbp:legal_outcome expanded First Amendment protections
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:freedom_of_expression
gptkb:First_Amendment
obscenity
shaped public discourse on free speech
led to changes in obscenity laws
gptkbp:outcome ruled in favor of Reed
gptkbp:precedent set standards for future cases
established standards for obscenity
gptkbp:public_perception Justice Douglas's majority opinion
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:New_York_v._Ferber
gptkb:Ashcroft_v._Free_Speech_Coalition
gptkb:United_States_v._Alvarez
gptkb:Miller_v._California
gptkb:United_States_v._Williams
gptkb:Reno_v._ACLU
gptkbp:significance impact on free speech
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4