Schad v. Borough of Mount Ephraim

452 U.S. 61 · Decided June 1, 1981 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Schad v. Borough of Mount Ephraim was decided on June 1, 1981 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Obscenity, state” in the First Amendment area. SCDB records that the Court declared a municipal or other local ordinance unconstitutional.

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Full case caption

Schad et al. v. Borough of Mount Ephraim

SCDB identifiers: case 1980-103, docket 1980-103-01.

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