Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago
United States Supreme Court
365 U.S. 43 (1961)
Relevant factsFree
Chicago's municipal ordinance required all films to be submitted for examination before public exhibition, and Times Film Corp. (plaintiff) applied for a permit to show its film 'Don Juan' but refused to submit it for the required examination, leading the city to deny the permit; Times sued, arguing the ordinance constituted an unconstitutional prior restraint regardless of the film's actual content, which was never placed in the record.
IssueFree
Whether the First Amendment's prohibition of prior restraint requires that all films be permitted to be exhibited at least once before being restrained.
Related cases
Thomas & Windy City Hemp Development Board v. Chicago Park District534 U.S. 316 (2002)Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham394 U.S. 147 (1969)Vance v. Universal Amusement Co.445 U.S. 308 (1980)Cox v. New Hampshire312 U.S. 569 (1941)Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of California475 U.S. 1 (1986)