Legal Opinion
Mangum v. Maryland State Board of Censors
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 25, 1974No. [No. 109, September Term, 1974.]PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
In this case, petitioner challenges a decision of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City (James W. Murphy, J.) which upheld the Maryland State Board of Censors’ refusal to grant a license for exhibition of the film “Deep Throat.”
On May 23, 1974, petitioner, on behalf of North Cinema, Inc., submitted the motion picture entitled “Deep Throat” to the Maryland State Board of Censors for review pursuant to Maryland Code (1970 Repl. Vol., 1974 Cum. Supp.), Art. 66A, § 17. The next day, the Board of Censors issued a rejection order and filed a petition for review in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City,…
2Cases cited80 opinions
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3Cited by26 opinions
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