Mangum v. Maryland State Board of Censors

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• construing definition of “obscenity” in movie censorship law narrowly, in light of First Amendment requirements
• construing definition of \obscenity\ in movie censorship law narrowly, in light of First Amendment requirements
• “[cjonstruing statutes in connection with applying statutory provisions to specific cases, is a large and essential part of the judicial process.”
• Construing the definition of \obscenity\ narrowly in light of First Amendment requirements
• Construing the definition of “obscenity” narrowly in light of First Amendment requirements
• no need for prosecution experts and trier of fact not bound by presentation of defendant’s expert even if defendant’s expert was the only one presented

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