Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton
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Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton | |
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Argued October 19, 1972 Decided June 21, 1973 | |
Full case name | Paris Adult Theatre I et al., Petitioners, v. Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Atlanta Judicial Circuit, et al. |
Citations | 413 U.S. 49 (more) 93 S. Ct. 2628; 37 L. Ed. 2d 446 |
Holding | |
A civil injunction barring the theatres in question from showing adult films was upheld; however, the State's definitions of obscene material must be re-evaluated in light of recent jurisprudence. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Burger, joined by White, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist |
Dissent | Douglas |
Dissent | Brennan, joined by Stewart, Marshall |
Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, 413 U.S. 49 (1973), was a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a state court's injunction against the showing of obscene films in a movie theatre restricted to consenting adults.[1] The Court distinguished the case from Stanley v. Georgia,[2] saying that the privacy of the home that was controlling in Stanley was not present in the commercial exhibition of obscene movies in a theatre.
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- Text of Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, 413 U.S. 49 (1973) is available from: CourtListener Findlaw Justia Library of Congress OpenJurist Oyez (oral argument audio)
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