United States v. Roth
United States District Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
237 F.2d 796 (1956)

- Written by Katrina Sumner, JD
Facts
A jury convicted Samuel Roth (defendant) in a district court for mailing obscene materials, for which Roth received a sentence of incarceration for five years. Roth appealed, alleging that the statute under which he was convicted violated the First Amendment.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Clark, C.J.)
Concurrence (Frank, J.)
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