Legal Opinion
American Booksellers Ass'n v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1986No. Nos. 85-1961, 85-1999 and 85-2284PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns the constitutionality of a 1985 amendment to a Virginia statute which attempts to shield juveniles from the commercial display of sexually explicit material. The defendants, the Commonwealth of Virginia and William K. Stover, Chief of Police for Arlington County, Virginia, appeal from the district court’s order declaring unconstitutional the amendment to Virginia Code § 18.2-391(a) and permanently enjoining them from enforcing the amendment.1 The plaintiffs, the American Booksellers Association, Inc., four other trade associations, and two retail…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- American Booksellers Association, Inc. Association of American Publishers Council for Periodical Distributors Association International Periodical Distributors Association, Inc. National Association of College Stores, Inc. Books Unlimited, Inc. Ampersand Books v. Commonwealth of Virginia, and Charles Strobel William K. Stover, American Booksellers Association, Inc. Association of American Publishers Council for Periodical Distributors Association International Periodical Distributors Association, Inc. National Association of College Stores, Inc. Books Unlimited, Inc. Ampersand Books, and Amy Bush Jessica Bush v. Commonwealth of Virginia Charles Strobel William K. StoverCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- American Booksellers Association, Inc. Association of American Publishers Council for Periodical Distributors Assoc. International Periodical Distributors Assoc., Inc. National Assoc. Of College Stores, Inc. Books Unlimited, Inc. Ampersand Books v. Commonwealth of Virginia, and Charles T. Strobel William K. Stover, American Booksellers Association, Inc. Association of American Publishers Council for Periodical Distributors Assoc. International Periodical Distributors Assoc., Inc. National Assoc. Of College Stores, Inc. Books Unlimited, Inc. Ampersand Books v. William K. Stover, and Charles T. Strobel, American Booksellers Association, Inc. Association of American Publishers Council for Periodical Distributors Association International Periodical Distributors Association, Inc. National Association of College Stores, Inc. Books Unlimited, Inc. And Ampersand Books, and Amy Bush and Jessica Bush v. Charles T. Strobel William K. Stover and the Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Runyon v. FasiDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1991
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