Roth v. U.S
Supreme Court decision
By: William J. Brennan Jr., William O. Douglas
Date: June 24, 1957
Source: Brennan, Jr., William J. and William O. Douglas. Roth v. United States 354 U.S. 476 (1957). Available online at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&v... ; website home page: http://www.findlaw.com (accessed March 5, 2003).
About the Authors: William J. Brennan Jr. (1906–1997) graduated from Harvard Law School and practiced labor law before service in World War II (1939–1945), where he became a colonel. He was appointed to New Jersey's highest court in 1952 and to the Supreme Court in 1957. Brennan was a strong defender of civil rights, equal representation, prisoners' rights, and free speech and was an opponent...
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1950's Law and Justice Primary Sources
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