JOSEPH BURSTYN, INC. v. WILSON, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION OF NEW YORK, et al.
Supreme Court Cases
343 U.S. 495 (1952)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether a New York Education Law that prohibited the commercial showing of any motion picture film without a license, and authorized denial of a license on a censors conclusion that a film was "sacrilegious," violated the First Amendment. Could the New York Board of Regents ban Roberto Rossellinis The Miracle under regulations barring "sacrilegious" films?
Action
Reversed. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- Charles A. Brind Jr. View all cases
- Wendell P. Brown View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- Ephraim S. London View all cases