Article
Obscenity in the Supreme Court: A Note on Jacobellis v. Ohio
Journal Articles
Document Type
Case Analysis
Publication Date
1-1-1964
Disciplines
- Courts,
- First Amendment and
- Law
Publication Information
40 Notre Dame Law. 1 (1964).
Abstract
According to the opinion of Mr. Justice Brennan in Jacobellis v. Ohio, the Supreme Court itself must weigh and decide the issues in obscenity cases; it must decide whether the disputed material is obscene; and it must decide this according to the standards of the community, that is, the whole country—all 50 States. In other words, the Court must apply a national standard. This note is addressed primarily to that opinion.
Citation Information
Joseph O'Meara and Thomas L. Shaffer. "Obscenity in the Supreme Court: A Note on Jacobellis v. Ohio" (1964) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/thomas_shaffer/214/
Reprinted with permission of Notre Dame Law Review (previously Notre Dame Lawyer).