Legal Opinion
People v. Segal
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided July 31, 1974PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. Marvin Berger, J.
Advocating homosexuality is not a crime.
Regardless of one’s view of homosexuality, its apologists are free to speak or write in defense of their views, under the protection of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States — unless, of course, the expression of those views violates the law.
The issue in this case is whether the defendants, who gained access to the Columbia Broadcasting System (hereinafter referred to as C. B. S.) television studios on West 57th Street, by deception, or, as they prefer to state it, by “ a clever subterfuge or ruse,” violated section 140.10 of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cox v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Adderley v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Amalgamated Food Employees Union Local 590 v. Logan Valley Plaza, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People v. . StevensNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Bowman v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
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3Cited by14 opinions
- People v. HutchinsonNew York Supreme Court · 1984
- Desnick v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Commonwealth v. StarkesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Davis v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005
- Commonwealth v. HayesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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