AMERICAN THEATRE CORPORATION v. U.S., 430 U.S. 938 (1977)
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AMERICAN THEATRE CORPORATION v. U.S. , 430 U.S. 938 (1977)430 U.S. 938
AMERICAN THEATRE CORPORATION et
al.
v.
UNITED STATES
No. 75-985
Supreme Court of the United States
March 21, 1977
On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
Mr. Justice BRENNAN, with whom Mr. Justice STEWART and Mr. Justice MARSHALL join, dissenting.
Petitioners were convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska of knowingly transporting by common carrier in interstate commerce two obscene films
in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1462. The Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed. 526 F.2d 48.
Title 18 U.S.C. 1462 provides in pertinent part:
I adhere to my dissent in United States v. Orito, 413 U.S. 139, 147 (1973), in which, speaking of 18 U.S.C. 1462, I expressed the view that "(w)hatever the extent of the Federal Government's power to bar the distribution of allegedly obscene material to juveniles or the offensive exposure of such material to unconsenting adults, the statute before us is clearly overbroad and unconstitutional on its face." Id., at 147-148. For the reasons stated in my dissent in Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15, 47d 419 (1973), I would therefore grant certiorari, and, since the judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit was rendered after Orito, reverse. In that circumstance, I have no occasion to consider whether the other questions presented by petitioners merit plenary review. See Heller v. New York, 413 U.S. 483, 495 (1974) ( BRENNAN, J., dissenting).
Finally, it does not appear from the petition and response that
the obscenity of the disputed materials was adjudged by applying
local community standards. Based on my dissent [430 U.S. 938 , 940]
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AMERICAN THEATRE CORPORATION v. U.S. , 430 U.S. 938 (1977) 430 U.S. 938 AMERICAN THEATRE CORPORATION et al.v.
UNITED STATES
No. 75-985 Supreme Court of the United States March 21, 1977 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Mr. Justice BRENNAN, with whom Mr. Justice STEWART and Mr. Justice MARSHALL join, dissenting. Petitioners were convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska of knowingly transporting by common carrier in interstate commerce two obscene films Page 430 U.S. 938 , 939 in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1462. The Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed. 526 F.2d 48. Title 18 U.S.C. 1462 provides in pertinent part:
