Oregon Supreme Court· 1/21/1987

State v. Henry

Citations

732 P.2d 9
302 Or. 510
14 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1011
1987 Ore. LEXIS 2242

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recognizing that the protections Article I, section 8, provides to Oregonians are “broader” than the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
noting that the court would “not rule out * * * reasonable time, place and manner regulations of the nuisance aspect of [sexually explicit material]”
holding that expression cannot be outlawed solely on ground that it is obscene, but “not rul[ing] out * * * reasonable time, place and manner regulations of the nuisance aspect of [obscene] material or laws to protect the unwilling viewer or children”
holding that obscene expression is protected by the Oregon Constitution
stating that ''[although the Miller test may pass federal constitutional muster ... the test constitutes censorship forbidden by the Oregon Constitution”
invalidating obscenity law as directed at the substance of speech and not covered by an historical exception

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Judges: Peterson, Lent, Linde, Campbell, Carson, Jones

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