SUPERIOR FILMS, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF OHIO, DIVISION OF FILM CENSORSHIP, HISSONG, SUPERINTENDENT
Supreme Court Cases
346 U.S. 587 (1954)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether an Ohio statute forbidding the commercial showing of any motion picture film without a license constitutes a prior restraint and is unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
Action
Reversed. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- C. William O'Neill View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- John C. Harlor View all cases
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- SUPERIOR FILMS, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF OHIO, DIVISION OF FILM CENSORSHIP, HISSONG, SUPERINTENDENT. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved March 6, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/superior-films-inc-v-department-education-ohio-division-film-censorship-hissong
- SUPERIOR FILMS, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF OHIO, DIVISION OF FILM CENSORSHIP, HISSONG, SUPERINTENDENT, First Amendment Library, https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/superior-films-inc-v-department-education-ohio-division-film-censorship-hissong (last visited 6 Mar. 2025).
- Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "SUPERIOR FILMS, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF OHIO, DIVISION OF FILM CENSORSHIP, HISSONG, SUPERINTENDENT." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/superior-films-inc-v-department-education-ohio-division-film-censorship-hissong (accessed March 6, 2025).
- "SUPERIOR FILMS, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF OHIO, DIVISION OF FILM CENSORSHIP, HISSONG, SUPERINTENDENT." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 6 Mar. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/superior-films-inc-v-department-education-ohio-division-film-censorship-hissong.