Janus Films, Inc. v. City of Fort Worth

This case is before us as an appeal from the denial of a temporary injunction. Petitioner Janus sought an injunction to enjoin the City of Fort Worth from interfering with the exhibition of the film “The Virgin Spring” in Fort Worth. The Censorship Board of that city had refused to grant an unconditional permit to display the film but had conditioned its approval upon the deletion by the petitioner of the so-called “90 second rape scene”. The Court of Civil Appeals has affirmed the action of the trial court in denying the temporary injunction.

In suits for temporary injunctions, the trial…