Case Overview

Legal Principle at Issue

Whether an injunction on sale of obscene booklets and destruction of such booklets amounted to prior restraint by the State, violating the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

Action

Affirmed (includes modified). Petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition.

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  • KINGSLEY BOOKS, INC., et al. v. BROWN, CORPORATION COUNSEL. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved March 6, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/kingsley-books-inc-et-al-v-brown-corporation-counsel
  • KINGSLEY BOOKS, INC., et al. v. BROWN, CORPORATION COUNSEL, First Amendment Library, https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/kingsley-books-inc-et-al-v-brown-corporation-counsel (last visited 6 Mar. 2025).
  • Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "KINGSLEY BOOKS, INC., et al. v. BROWN, CORPORATION COUNSEL." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/kingsley-books-inc-et-al-v-brown-corporation-counsel (accessed March 6, 2025).
  • "KINGSLEY BOOKS, INC., et al. v. BROWN, CORPORATION COUNSEL." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 6 Mar. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/kingsley-books-inc-et-al-v-brown-corporation-counsel.
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