Alexander v. Virginia
Cases that cite this one
89 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.
- Pacifica Foundation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America (D.C. Cir. 1977)
- West v. State (Tex. Crim. App. 1974)
- Soundgarden v. Eikenberry (Wash. 1994)
- People v. Neumayer (Mich. 1979)
- Chambers v. State (Tex. Crim. App. 1978)
- Illinois Citizens Committee for Broadcasting v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America (D.C. Cir. 1975)
- Kent County Prosecutor v. Robert Emmett Goodrich Corp. (Mich. Ct. App. 1974)
- McKinney v. State (Ala. 1974)
- United Artists Corporation v. Harris (United States District Court, Oklahoma Western 1973)
- United States v. Dale P. Ewing, D/B/A Action Publishing Company (10th Cir. 1974)
- State v. Carlson (Minn. 1974)
- State v. Welke (Minn. 1974)
- Star v. Preller (District Court, D. Maryland 1974)
- People Ex Rel. Gow v. Mitchell Brothers' Santa Ana Theater (Cal. Ct. App. 1981)
- Nissinoff Et Al. v. California (Supreme Court of the United States 1974)
- Carlson Et Al. v. Minnesota (Supreme Court of the United States 1973)
- Harding v. United States (Supreme Court of the United States 1973)
- Gay Times, Inc. v. Louisiana (Supreme Court of the United States 1973)
- People v. Enskat (Cal. Ct. App. 1973)
- State Ex Rel. Chobot v. Circuit Court for Milwaukee County (Wis. 1973)
- State Ex Rel. Eckstein v. Video Express (Ohio Ct. App. 1997)
- Matter of Humphreys (Tex. 1994)
- Luke Records, Inc., a Florida Corporation Formerly Known as Skyywalker Records, Inc. v. Nick Navarro, Sheriff, Broward County, Florida (11th Cir. 1992)
- Skyywalker Records, Inc. v. Navarro (United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1990)
- Rudolph v. Massachusetts Bay Ins. Co. (La. 1985)
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Opinion
ALEXANDER ET AL.
v.
VIRGINIA
Supreme Court of the United States.
Stanley M. Dietz argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioners.
James E. Kulp, Assistant Attorney General of Virginia, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Andrew P. Miller, Attorney General, and Robert E. Shepherd, Jr., Assistant Attorney General.[*]
PER CURIAM.
The judgment of the Supreme Court of Virginia is vacated and the case is remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with Miller v. California, ante, at 23-25, Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, ante, at 58 n. 7, and Heller v. New York, ante, p. 483. See United States v. 12 200-ft. Reels of Film, ante, at 129-130 and n. 7. A trial by jury is not constitutionally required in this state civil proceeding pursuant to § 18.1-236.3 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended. See Melancon v. McKeithen, 345 F. Supp. 1025, 1027, 1035-1045, 1048 (ED La.), aff'd sub nom. Mayes v. Ellis, 409 U. S. 943 (1972), and Hill v. McKeithen, *837 409 U. S. 943 (1972). Cf. Kingsley Books, Inc. v. Brown, 354 U. S. 436, 443-444 (1957).
Vacated and remanded.
MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS would reverse the judgment of the Supreme Court of Virginia. See Miller v. California, ante, p. 37 (DOUGLAS, J., dissenting).
MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN, with whom MR. JUSTICE STEWART and MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL join, dissenting.
I would reverse the judgment of the Supreme Court of Virginia and remand the case for further proceedings not inconsistent with my dissenting opinion in Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, ante, p. 73. See my dissent in Miller v. California, ante, p. 47.
NOTES
[*] Ralph J. Schwarz, Jr., Mel S. Friedman, and Joel Hirschhorn filed a brief for the First Amendment Lawyers' Association as amicus curiae urging reversal.
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