Freedman v. Maryland

Appellant

Ronald Freedman

Appellee

State of Maryland

Appellant's Claim

That Maryland's statute requiring that all films be submitted to a board of censors before being exhibited violated freedom of expression protected by the First Amendment.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant

Felix J. Bilgrey

Chief Lawyer for Appellee

Thomas B. Finan

Justices for the Court

Hugo Lafayette Black, William J. Brennan, Jr. (writing for the Court), Tom C. Clark, William O. Douglas, Arthur Goldberg, John Marshall Harlan II, Potter Stewart, Earl Warren, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting

None

Place

Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision

1 March 1965

Decision

Deemed the procedures followed by Maryland's Motion Picture Censor Board unconstitutional.

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