Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton
United States Supreme Court
413 U.S. 49 (1973)
Relevant factsFree
A Georgia district attorney prosecuted an adult theater for showing two films found to be obscene under state law depicting nudity and sexual acts, and the theater argued its conviction, despite showing the films only to consenting adult patrons, violated the First Amendment.
IssueFree
Whether states may regulate commerce in obscene material and exhibition of that material in places of public accommodation.