Legal Opinion
Commercial Pictures Corp. v. Board of Regents
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 28, 1953PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFroessel, J.
The Motion Picture Division of the State Education Department and the Regents of the University of the State of New York have determined that the motion picture ‘6 La Ronde ” (revised), produced in France, is not entitled to be licensed for public exhibition, upon the ground that it is “ immoral ” and “ would tend to corrupt morals” within the meaning of section 122 of the Education Law of this State. The Appellate Division has confirmed the determination.
The film from beginning to end deals with promiscuity, adultery, fornication and seduction. It portrays ten episodes, with a narrator.…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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- Kovacs v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Brattle Films, Inc. v. Commissioner of Public SafetyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
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