Legal Opinion
American Booksellers Ass'n v. Virginia
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1989No. Nos. 85-1961, 85-2284PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge.
Since 1970, the Code of Virginia has prohibited any person from selling certain sexually explicit materials to juveniles. Va. Code § 18.2-391(a). In 1985, the Virginia General Assembly amended this provision to prohibit the “display for commercial purpose [of such materials] in a manner whereby juveniles may examine and peruse [them].” 1985 Va. Acts ch. 506. The district court, in an action brought by the American Booksellers Association, four other trade associations, and two retail stores against public officials charged with the section’s enforcement,1 declared the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Ginsberg v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Virginia v. American Booksellers Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- A Book Named "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" v. Attorney General of MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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- American Booksellers Association, Inc. Association of American Publishers Council for Periodical Distributors Association International Periodical Distributors Association, Inc. National Association of College Stores, Inc. Books Unlimited, Inc. Ampersand Books v. Commonwealth of Virginia, and Charles Strobel William K. Stover, American Booksellers Association, Inc. Association of American Publishers Council for Periodical Distributors Association International Periodical Distributors Association, Inc. National Association of College Stores, Inc. Books Unlimited, Inc. Ampersand Books, and Amy Bush Jessica Bush v. Commonwealth of Virginia Charles Strobel William K. StoverCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
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