· 5/7/1979
Leech v. American Booksellers Ass'n, Inc.
Citations
- 582 S.W.2d 738
- 5 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1001
- 1979 Tenn. LEXIS 446
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that prior law is in full force and effect when an act is held unconstitutional
- holding that the scope of Tenn. Const. art. I, § 19's protection of speech is at least as broad as that afforded by the First Amendment
- in the context of determining whether obscenity was entitled to greater protection under the State Constitution than the Federal Constitution
- in the context of determining whether obscenity was entitled to greater protection under the State Constitution than the Federal Constitution
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Judges: Fones, Henry, Cooper, Brock, Harbison
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