WINTERS v. NEW YORK
Supreme Court Cases
333 U.S. 507 (1948)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether a New York statute prohibiting publications of violent materials "principally made up of criminal news, police reports, or accounts of criminal deeds, or pictures, or stories of deeds of bloodshed, lust or crime," is overly vague and violates the freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment.
Action
Reversed. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- Arthur N. Seiff View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- Whitman Knapp View all cases
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- WINTERS v. NEW YORK. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/winters-v-new-york
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- "WINTERS v. NEW YORK." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 13 Apr. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/winters-v-new-york.