Great American Court Cases | Freedman v. Maryland

Legal Citation: 380 U.S. 51 (1965)

Appellant
Ronald Freedman

Appellee
State of Maryland

Appellant's Claim
That Maryland's statute requiring that all films be submitted to a board of censors before being exhibited violated freedom of expression protected by the First Amendment.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Felix J. Bilgrey

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Thomas B. Finan

Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black, William J. Brennan, Jr. (writing for the Court), Tom C. Clark, William O. Douglas, Arthur Goldberg, John Marshall Harlan II, Potter Stewart, Earl Warren, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
None

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
1 March 1965

Decision
Deemed the procedures followed by Maryland's Motion Picture Censor Board unconstitutional.

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