Roth v. United States
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Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted, limited to questions 1, 2, and 3 presented by the petition for the writ which read as follows:
“1. Does the federal obscenity statute ( 18 U. S. C. § 1461 , 62 Stat. 768 , 69 Stat. 183 ) violate the freedom of speech and freedom of the press guarantees of the First Amendment?
“2. Does the federal obscenity statute ( 18 U. S. C. § 1461 , 62 Stat. 768 , 69 Stat. 183 ) violate the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment?
“3. Does the federal obscenity statute ( 18 U. S. C. § 1461 , 62 Stat. 768 , 69 Stat. 183 ) violate the First, Ninth and Tenth Amendments in that it improperly invades powers reserved to the States and to the people?”
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