Legal Opinion
J-R Distributors, Inc. v. Eikenberry
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1984No. Nos. 82-3441, 82-3442 and 82-3500 through 82-3504PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs in these consolidated appeals challenge the constitutionality of Washington state’s comprehensive anti-obscenity statute. Plaintiffs contend that various provisions of the statute are unconstitutionally overbroad or vague; that the statute’s definition of obscenity varies impermissibly from that established by the Supreme Court; that the statute’s penalty provisions and lack of procedural safeguards serve to chill protected first amendment expression; and that the sanctions imposed by the statute violate the eighth amendment’s prohibition against cruel and…
2Cases cited75 opinions
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- Piper Aircraft Co. v. ReynoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Pearl Investment Company, a California Partnership v. City and County of San Francisco, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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