Participant Info
- Case
- Roth v. United States
- Citation
- 354 US 476
- Type
- Dissenting
- Year
- 1957
- Description
Justice Black’s absolute position on the freedom of speech also included protections for what people considered obscenity and pornography. For instance, he dissented in Roth v. United States (1957) where he joined Justice Douglas in arguing that that even “prurient” materials were entitled to absolute First Amendment protection.
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