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United States v. Alpers, 338 U.S. 680 (1950)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
United States v. Alpers, 338 U.S. 680 (1950)
United States v. Alpers No. 217 Argued December 14, 1949 Decided February 6, 1950 338 U.S. 680
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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1. Obscene phonograph records are within the prohibition of § 245 of the Criminal Code, which forbids the interstate shipment of any obscene "book, pamphlet, picture, motion picture film, paper, letter, writing, print, or other matter of indecent character." Pp. 680-685.
2. The rule of ejusdem generis may not be applied when to do so would defeat the obvious purpose of the legislation. Pp. 682-683.
175 F.2d 137 reversed.
Respondent was convicted in the District Court of violating § 245 of the Criminal Code. The Court of Appeals reversed. 175 F.2d 137. This Court granted certiorari. 338 U.S. 813. Reversed, p. 685.
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Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Alpers, 338 U.S. 680 (1950). cited in 1950, 338 U.S. 680. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SJSED9257ZPLQQ3.
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