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ROTH v. U.S.

No. 582.

352 U.S. 964 (1957)

ROTH v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

January 14, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David von G. Albrecht, David P. Siegel and Peter Belsito for petitioner. Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Olney and Beatrice Rosenberg for the United States.

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted, limited to questions 1, 2, and 3 presented by the petition for the writ which read as follows:

"1. Does the federal obscenity statute (18 U.S.C. § 1461, 62 Stat. 768, 69 Stat. 183) violate the freedom of speech and freedom of the press guarantees of the First Amendment?

"2. Does the federal obscenity statute (18 U.S.C. § 1461, 62 Stat. 768, 69 Stat...

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