- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Stanley v. Georgia (1969)
- Creator:
- Coenen, Dan T., 1952-
- Date of Original:
- 2004-10-04
- Subject:
- Judgments--United States
Obscenity (Law)--United States
Freedom of speech--United States - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Stanley v. Georgia (1969). In the Stanley case the Court held that an individual has a constitutional right to possess obscene materials within the home even though obscenity does not ordinarily enjoy protection under the First Amendment's "free speech" and "free press" clauses. In an opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall, the Court declared that "fundamental is the right to be free, except in very limited circumstances, from unwanted governmental intrusions into one's privacy," particularly the "right to satisfy [one's] intellectual and emotional needs in the privacy of his own home."
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/stanley-v-georgia-1969/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Stanley v. Georgia (1969)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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