Legal Opinion
Paramount Pictures Corp. v. Busbee
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 22, 1982No. 38771PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
Appellant Paramount Pictures Corp. challenges the Georgia Motion Picture Fair Competition Act, Code Ann. Ch. 106-13, under the free speech and due process provisions of the Georgia Constitution.
Paramount is a Delaware corporation engaged in the production and distribution of motion pictures. In July 1981, appellant filed suit in Fulton Superior Court seeking a judgment declaring Code Ann. Ch. 106-13 unconstitutional and enjoining its enforcement by appellees, who are state officials charged with enforcing the law. The trial court denied Paramount’s motion for summary judgment…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- New York Times Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
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