MCKINNEY v. ALABAMA

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MCKINNEY v. ALABAMA

Supreme Court Cases

424 U.S. 669 (1976)

Case Overview

Legal Principle at Issue

Whether the prosecution of a bookseller charged with selling "obscene mailable matter" violated the First Amendment because the trial did not allow him to contest the obscenity of the magazines.

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MCKINNEY v. ALABAMA

Supreme Court Cases

Case Overview

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