Obscenity in the Supreme Court: A Note on Jacobellis v. Ohio

Authors

Joseph O'Meara, Notre Dame Law School
Thomas L. Shaffer, Notre Dame Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Case Analysis

Publication Date

1964

Publication Information

40 Notre Dame Law. 1 (1964).

Abstract

According to the opinion of Mr. Justice Brennan in Jacobellis v. Ohio, the Supreme Court itself must weigh and decide the issues in obscenity cases; it must decide whether the disputed material is obscene; and it must decide this according to the standards of the community, that is, the whole country—all 50 States. In other words, the Court must apply a national standard. This note is addressed primarily to that opinion.

Comments

Reprinted with permission of Notre Dame Law Review (previously Notre Dame Lawyer).

Recommended Citation

Joseph O'Meara & Thomas L. Shaffer, Obscenity in the Supreme Court: A Note on Jacobellis v. Ohio, 40 Notre Dame Law. 1 (1964)..
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