Alberts v. California
United States Supreme Court
354 U.S. 476 (1957)
Relevant factsFree
Alberts (defendant) was convicted under a California statute for keeping obscene books for sale and advertising them, and challenged the statute as violating the First Amendment's protections for speech and press.
IssueFree
Whether a state statute criminalizing the keeping for sale and advertisement of obscene and indecent books violates the First Amendment.