· 1/15/1973
Smith's Transfer Corp. v. United States
Citations
- 409 U.S. 1120
- 93 S. Ct. 937
How courts have described this case
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- holding that “there is ‘no doubt’ that the right to distribute and circulate newspapers through the use of news racks is protected by the first amendment.”
- “it is the very existence of official discretion that gives rise to threat of injury sufficient to warrant an injunction”
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Judges: Douglas, Jurisdiction, Set, Would
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