Ginsberg v. New York

Ginsberg v. New York
Argued January 16, 1968
Decided April 22, 1968
Full case nameSam Ginsberg, Appellant v. State of New York
Citations390 U.S. 629 (more)
88 S. Ct. 1274; 20 L. Ed. 2d 195; 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1880; 44 Ohio Op. 2d 339; 1 Media L. Rep. 1424
Holding
Material that is not obscene for adults may still be considered obscene towards minors and regulated
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Abe Fortas · Thurgood Marshall
Case opinions
MajorityBrennan, joined by Warren, White, Marshall
ConcurrenceHarlan
ConcurrenceStewart
DissentDouglas, joined by Black
DissentFortas
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. I

Ginsberg v. New York, 390 U.S. 629 (1968), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that material that is not obscene may nonetheless be harmful for children, and its marketing may be regulated.


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