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Speight v. Slaton, 415 U.S. 333 (1974)
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Speight v. Slaton, 415 U.S. 333 (1974)
Speight v. Slaton No. 72-1557. Argued January 7-8, 1974 Decided February 27, 1974 415 U.S. 333
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
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Following oral argument in this Court of this appeal from an order of a three-judge District Court declining, on the basis of Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, to intervene in a state proceeding to enjoin operation of appellants’ bookstore on the ground that it was violating a "public nuisance" statute by selling obscene materials, the statute was held unconstitutional by the Georgia Supreme Court as applied in a similar case, Sanders v. State, 231 Ga. 608, 203 S.E.2d 153. Since appellants may secure a dismissal of the state proceeding against them on the basis of Sanders, thus precluding any irreparable injury, without which federal injunctive relief would be barred, the judgment below should be reconsidered in the light of the Sanders decision.
356 F.Supp. 1101, vacated and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Speight v. Slaton, 415 U.S. 333 (1974) in 415 U.S. 333 Original Sources, accessed September 14, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RQRXCKHBA895CY1.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Speight v. Slaton, 415 U.S. 333 (1974), in 415 U.S. 333, Original Sources. 14 Sep. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RQRXCKHBA895CY1.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Speight v. Slaton, 415 U.S. 333 (1974). cited in 1974, 415 U.S. 333. Original Sources, retrieved 14 September 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RQRXCKHBA895CY1.
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