Legal Opinion
New York v. Ferber
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 2, 1982No. 81-55PublishedCited by 2,147 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
At issue in this case is the constitutionality of a New York criminal statute which prohibits persons from knowingly promoting sexual performances by children under the age of 16 by distributing material which depicts such performances.
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In recent years, the exploitive use of children in the production of pornography has become a serious national problem.1 The Federal Government and 47 States have sought to combat the problem with statutes specifically directed at the production of child pornography. At least half of such statutes do not require that the materials produced be legally obscene.…
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- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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