General

Jacobellis v. Ohio

375 U.S. 961·Supreme Court of the United States·1964

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Opinion

January 6, 1964. No. 11. Jacobellis v. Ohio. Charles H. Keating, Jr. on the motion. [MAJORITY] Appeal from the Supreme Court of Ohio. The motion of the Citizens for Decent Literature, Inc., for leave to file a brief, as amicus curiae, is granted.

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