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Supreme Court Detail
Case Name
KOIS v. WISCONSIN
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Date Decision
June 26, 1972
Date Argument
none
Decision Type
per curiam (no oral argument)
Citations
408 U.S. 229
92 S. Ct. 2245
1972 U.S. LEXIS 28
33 L. Ed. 2d 312
Docket
71-5625
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
State Trial Court
Wisconsin
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
State Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Petitioner
newspaper, newsletter, journal of opinion, news service
Respondent
State
Wisconsin
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 1)
FIRST AMENDMENT
Obscenity, State (cf. Comity: Privacy): Including The Regulation Of Sexually Explicit Material Under The 21st Amendment
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Vote Coalition
9 - 0
Decision Direction
Liberal
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Brennan
White
Marshall
Burger
Blackmun
Powell
Rehnquist
special concurrence
Douglas
Stewart
Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID
1971-168-01
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