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Cincinnati v. Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center

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Plaintiff

State of Ohio

Defendants

Dennis Barrie and the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center

Plaintiff's Claim

That the exhibition of photographs by the artist Robert Mapplethorpe was obscene.

Chief Lawyers for the Plaintiff

Richard A. Castellini, Frank H. Prouty, Jr., and Melanie J. Reising

Chief Defense Lawyers

Marc D. Mezibov and H. Louis Sirkin

Judge

F. David J. Albanese

Place

Cincinnati, Ohio

Date of Decision

5 October 1990

Decision

The jury found the five photographs in question not to be obscene.

Related Cases

  • Kois v. Wisconsin, 408 U.S. 229 (1972).
  • Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15 (1973).

Sources

"Governmental Patronage," Sinclair Community College. http://www.sinclair.edu

Additional topics

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