Legal Opinion
General Media Communications, Inc. v. Cohen
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 21, 1997No. 1853, Docket 97-6029PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we address whether Congress exceeded its constitutional authority in banning the sale or rental of “sexually explicit materials” by military personnel acting in an official capacity, including the sale or rental of such materials by “military exchanges.”1 The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Shira A. Scheindlin, Judge) enjoined enforcement of the Military Honor and Decency Act of 1996, 10 U.S.C. § 2489a (the “Act”), after concluding that it violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment2 and the Due…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Children of the Rosary v. City of PhoenixCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Rodriguez v. City Of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- University & Community College System v. Nevadans for Sound GovernmentNevada Supreme Court · 2004
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