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October Term 1965 · decided Mar 21, 1966

A Book Named 'John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure' et al. v. Attorney General of Massachusetts

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  • A Book Named 'John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure' v. Attorney General of Massachusetts, OT 1965.
  • Citation: 383 U.S. 413.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 1966-03-21 (October Term 1965). Citation: 383 U.S. 413. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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