''Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton'', 413 U.S. 49 (1973), was a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a state court's
injunction against the showing of
obscene
An obscenity is any utterance or act that strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time. It is derived from the Latin ''obscēnus'', ''obscaenus'', "boding ill; disgusting; indecent", of uncertain etymology. Such loaded language can be us ...
films in a movie theatre restricted to
consenting adults
In criminal law, consent may be used as an excuse and prevent the defendant from incurring liability for what was done.
Defences against criminal liability
A defence against criminal liability may arise when a defendant can argue that, becaus ...
. The Court distinguished the case from ''
Stanley v. Georgia'',
[.] saying that the privacy of the home that was controlling in ''Stanley'' was not present in the commercial exhibition of obscene movies in a theatre.
See also
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Comstock laws
The Comstock laws were a set of federal acts passed by the United States Congress under the Grant administration along with related state laws.Dennett p.9 The "parent" act (Sect. 211) was passed on March 3, 1873, as the Act for the Suppression of ...
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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 413
This is a list of all the United States Supreme Court cases from volume 413 of the ''United States Reports
The ''United States Reports'' () are the official record ( law reports) of the Supreme Court of the United States. They include rulings, ...
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United States obscenity law
United States obscenity law deals with the regulation or suppression of what is considered obscenity. In the United States, discussion of obscenity typically relates to pornography, as well as issues of freedom of speech and of the press, otherw ...
References
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United States obscenity case law
United States Supreme Court cases
United States Supreme Court cases of the Burger Court
1973 in United States case law
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