Legal Opinion
Hamar Theatres, Inc. v. Cryan
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided July 26, 1973No. Civ. A. 472-73, 496-73 and 585-73PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARTH, District Judge:
This action was commenced by the filing of three separate complaints in April of 1973,1 all of which challenged the constitutionality of the New Jersey anti-obscenity statute, N.J.S. 2A:115-1 et seq. as well as procedures followed in each action by state, county or municipal authorities in seizing films or publications thought to be obscene. Jurisdiction was based on 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). Following hearings on each of the three complaints concerning the necessity of convening three-judge panels, this three-judge court was convened pursuant to 28 U.S.…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HortonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Black Jack Distributors, Inc. v. BeameDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- State v. De SantisSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1974
- Susan Roe v. Nicholas NortonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Bambu Sales, Inc. v. GibsonDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1979
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