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Austin v. Meyer

Austin v. Meyer Byrne, District Attorney of Suffolk County v. P. B. I. C., Inc. Davis v. Parker

Austin v. Meyer, 413 U.S. 905 (1973)
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Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided
June 25, 1973
Docket
Nos. 70-35; No. 71-304; No. 71-1318
Judges
Ante, Brennan, California, Cases, Inconsistent, Judgments, Marshall, Proceedings, Remand, Slaton, Stewart, Theatre, Vacate, Would
Citations
413 U.S. 905
Cited by 22 1 descriptions by later courts

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*905 Appeal from D. C. M. D. Fla. Reported below: 319 F. Supp. 457 ;

*906 No. 71-1318.

Appeal from D. C. Mass. Reported below: 313 F. Supp. 757 ; and

Appeal from D. C. C. D. Cal. Judgments vacated and cases remanded for further consideration in light of Miller v. California, ante, p. 15; Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, ante, p. 49; Kaplan v. California, ante, p. 115; United States v. 12 200-ft. Reels Film, ante, p. 123; United States v. Orito, ante, p. 139; Heller v. New York, ante, p. 483; Roaden v. Kentucky, ante, p. 496; and Alexander v. Virginia, ante, p. 836.

Mr. Justice Douglas would affirm the judgments. Mr. Justice Brennan, joined by Mr. Justice Stewart and Mr. Justice Marshall, would vacate the judgments and remand the cases for further proceedings not inconsistent with his dissent in Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, ante, p. 73. See Miller v. California, ante, p. 47.

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Cited by 22 cases

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1973: 21974: 61975: 51976: 11978: 11980: 11981: 21982: 21984: 12008: 119732026peak 1974 · 6

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. Austin v. Meyer414 U.S. 881 (1973)
  2. Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd.420 U.S. 592 (1975)
  3. Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. Conrad420 U.S. 546 (1975)
  4. People v. Liberta474 N.E.2d 567 (N.Y. 1984)
  5. People ex rel. Busch v. Projection Room Theater550 P.2d 600 (Cal. 1976)
  6. Literature, Inc. v. Robert H. Quinn482 F.2d 372 (1st Cir. 1973)

Most recent

  1. Commonwealth v. Ora883 N.E.2d 1217 (Mass. 2008)
  2. People v. Liberta474 N.E.2d 567 (N.Y. 1984)
  3. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit674 F.2d 486 (6th Cir. 1982)
  4. Turoso v. Cleveland Municipal Court674 F.2d 486 (6th Cir. 1982) · Dissent
  5. State ex rel. Pizza v. Tom. S. A., Inc.428 N.E.2d 878 (Oh. Ct. Com. Pl., Lucas 1981)
  6. 400 E. Baltimore Street, Inc. v. State431 A.2d 682 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 1981)

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Authorities cited 2

DepthCaseCited by
P. B. I. C., Inc. v. Byrne, 313 F. Supp. 757 (D. Mass. 1970) 18
Meyer v. Austin, 319 F. Supp. 457 (M.D. Fla. 1970) 12

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