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Freedom From Obscenity, Norman A. Erbe, Arlo F. Craig Jr. Jan 1961

Freedom From Obscenity, Norman A. Erbe, Arlo F. Craig Jr.

Cleveland State Law Review

Interest in obscenity laws, in the reason and purpose for their being, their efficacy in achieving the ends for which they are intended, the threat their existence and enforcement pose to the freedoms of speech and press, and the attitude of the courts toward them, seems to be at a new high. Obscenity is universally condemned throughout the United States. Yet law enforcement officers who attempt to enforce obscenity laws invariably are accused of "censoring" and "book burning."' A good many of such charges come from persons whose ox is being gored-persons who have a pecuniary interest in having obscenity …


Book Review, Jack F. Smith Jan 1961

Book Review, Jack F. Smith

Cleveland State Law Review

Reviewing James Jackson Kilpatrick, The Smut Peddlers, Doubleday & Co., 1960


Newspaper Interference In Judicial Proceedings, John Vamis Jan 1961

Newspaper Interference In Judicial Proceedings, John Vamis

Cleveland State Law Review

Emphasis has been put on situations which appear to indicate that the press has been, at the very least, over-aggressive in its operations. As has been shown, considerable leeway is accorded the press in its activity, even where it conflicts with the fair administration of justice. Although the courts will enforce penalties for clear violation of the fair administration of justice, the facts must spell out a clear and imminent danger. As to the individual, there does not presently appear to beany clear provision of legal remedy for newspaper interference with individual rights, except in the civil or criminal libel …


Freedom Of Association, William J. Hotes, Catherine H. Hotes Jan 1961

Freedom Of Association, William J. Hotes, Catherine H. Hotes

Cleveland State Law Review

To determine whether a limitation upon freedom of association by a state is constitutionally justified, the Court must balance the interests of those individuals whose rights have been restricted against the interests of the state involved. Constitutional freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment may be restricted only when the state has a compelling interest. A state may take action in the interest of public safety, health, or welfare to prevent abuse of the exercise of these freedoms, but it may not curtail the rights themselves. Only the public interest or a clear and present danger would justify restriction of First …


Freedom Of Assembly And Racial Demonstrations, Richard W. Ervin Jan 1961

Freedom Of Assembly And Racial Demonstrations, Richard W. Ervin

Cleveland State Law Review

We have chosen to discuss and undertake to determine the precise point at which an assemblage of persons engaged in a racial demonstration loses constitutional protection and becomes instead an unlawful assembly, punishable as such under the common law or under state statutes or ordinances which embody the common law. To accomplish this purpose, we shall first attempt to define the crime of "unlawful assembly"; then we shall discuss breach of the peace because it is so intimately connected with the offense of unlawful assembly. This article will conclude with examples of situations in which racial demonstrations are, or are …