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Roth v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Sep 15, 1956
236 F.2d 640 (8th Cir. 1956)

Summary

In Roth the court also considered whether the power to punish obscenity was reserved to the states by the Ninth and Tenth Amendments; in Alberts it considered whether the federal statute regulating the mailing of obscene matter preempted regulation by the states.

Summary of this case from Zeitlin v. Arnebergh

Opinion

No. 15627.

September 15, 1956.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.

John C. Farrar, Rapid City, S.D., for appellant.

Clinton G. Richards, U.S. Atty., and Lyle E. Cheever, Asst. U.S. Atty., Sioux Falls, S.D., for appellee.


Appeal from District Court dismissed, on motion of appellee.


Summaries of

Roth v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Sep 15, 1956
236 F.2d 640 (8th Cir. 1956)

In Roth the court also considered whether the power to punish obscenity was reserved to the states by the Ninth and Tenth Amendments; in Alberts it considered whether the federal statute regulating the mailing of obscene matter preempted regulation by the states.

Summary of this case from Zeitlin v. Arnebergh
Case details for

Roth v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Fred ROTH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Date published: Sep 15, 1956

Citations

236 F.2d 640 (8th Cir. 1956)

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