Legal Opinion
La Rue v. State of California
District Court, C.D. California
Decided April 7, 1971No. Civ. 70-1751-F, 70-1770-F and 70-1782-FPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FERGUSON, District Judge:
In 1967, the California Supreme Court, in an obscenity case, declared:
“The United States Supreme Court has wisely recognized that ultimately the public taste must determine that which is offensive to it and that which is not; a public taste that is sophisticated and mature will reject the offensive and the dull; it will in its own good sense discard the tawdry, and once having done so, the tawdry will disappear because its production and distribution will not be profitable. *350Understandably, such maturity does not come quickly or easily, and, in a time…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Wisconsin v. ConstantineauSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by17 opinions
- California v. LaRueSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. City of Atlanta, Ga.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1971
- Bellanca v. New York State Liquor AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Major Liquors, Inc. v. City of OmahaNebraska Supreme Court · 1972
- Misurelli v. City of RacineDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1972
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