miller california argued november decided june appellant convicted mailing unsolicited sexually explicit material violation california statute approximately incorporated obscenity test formulated memoirs massachusetts plurality opinion trial instructed jury evaluate materials contemporary community standards california appellant conviction affirmed appeal lieu obscenity criteria enunciated memoirs plurality held obscene material protected first amendment roth reaffirmed work may subject state regulation work taken whole appeals prurient interest sex portrays patently offensive way sexual conduct specifically defined applicable state law taken whole serious literary artistic political scientific value pp basic guidelines trier fact must whether average person applying contemporary community standards find work taken whole appeals prurient interest roth supra whether work depicts describes patently offensive way sexual conduct specifically defined applicable state law whether work taken whole lacks serious literary artistic political scientific value state obscenity law thus limited first amendment values adequately protected ultimate independent appellate review constitutional claims necessary pp test utterly without redeeming social value articulated memoirs supra rejected constitutional standard pp jury may measure essentially factual issues prurient appeal patent offensiveness standard prevails forum community need employ national standard pp burger delivered opinion white blackmun powell rehnquist joined douglas filed dissenting opinion post brennan filed dissenting opinion stewart marshall joined post burton marks reargued cause filed brief appellant michael capizzi reargued cause appellee brief cecil hicks samuel rosenwein wirin fred okrand laurence sperber melvin wulf joel gora filed brief american civil liberties union southern california et al amici curiae urging reversal chief justice burger delivered opinion one group cases reviewed standards enunciated earlier cases involving justice harlan called intractable obscenity problem interstate circuit dallas concurring dissenting appellant conducted mass mailing campaign advertise sale illustrated books euphemistically called adult material jury trial convicted violating california penal code misdemeanor knowingly distributing obscene matter appellate department superior california county orange summarily affirmed judgment without opinion appellant conviction specifically based conduct causing five unsolicited advertising brochures sent mail envelope addressed restaurant newport beach california envelope opened manager restaurant mother requested brochures complained police brochures advertise four books entitled intercourse sex orgies illustrated illustrated history pornography film entitled marital intercourse brochures contain descriptive printed material primarily consist pictures drawings explicitly depicting men women groups two engaging variety sexual activities genitals often prominently displayed case involves application state criminal obscenity statute situation sexually explicit materials thrust aggressive sales action upon unwilling recipients way indicated desire receive materials recognized legitimate interest prohibiting dissemination exhibition obscene material mode dissemination carries significant danger offending sensibilities unwilling recipients exposure juveniles stanley georgia ginsberg new york interstate circuit dallas supra redrup new york jacobellis ohio see rabe washington burger concurring reidel opinion marshall joseph burstyn wilson breard alexandria kovacs cooper prince massachusetts cf butler michigan public utilities pollak context called define standards must used identify obscene material state may regulate without infringing first amendment applicable fourteenth amendment dissent justice brennan review background obscenity problem since undertakes formulate standards concrete past useful us focus two landmark cases somewhat tortured history obscenity decisions roth sustained conviction federal statute punishing mailing obscene lewd lascivious filthy materials key holding rejection claim obscene materials protected first amendment five justices joined opinion stating ideas even slightest redeeming social importance unorthodox ideas controversial ideas even ideas hateful prevailing climate opinion full protection first amendment guaranties unless excludable encroach upon limited area important interests implicit history first amendment rejection obscenity utterly without redeeming social importance judgment expressed chaplinsky new hampshire certain narrowly limited classes speech prevention punishment never thought raise constitutional problem include lewd obscene well observed utterances essential part exposition ideas slight social value step truth benefit may derived clearly outweighed social interest order morality emphasis roth opinion hold obscenity within area constitutionally protected speech press footnotes omitted elaborated subsequent cases three elements must coalesce must established dominant theme material taken whole appeals prurient interest sex material patently offensive affronts contemporary community standards relating description representation sexual matters material utterly without redeeming social value judicial erred holding book need unqualifiedly worthless deemed obscene book proscribed unless found utterly without redeeming social value emphasis original apart initial formulation roth case majority given time able agree standard determine constitutes obscene pornographic material subject regulation police power see redrup new york seen variety views among members unmatched course constitutional adjudication interstate circuit dallas harlan concurring dissenting omitted remarkable area freedom speech press courts must always remain sensitive infringement genuinely serious literary artistic political scientific expression area eternal verities case review tried theory california penal code approximately incorporates memoirs test supra memoirs test abandoned unworkable author member today supports memoirs formulation ii much categorically settled obscene material unprotected first amendment kois wisconsin reidel roth supra first fourteenth amendments never treated absolutes omitted breard alexandria cases cited see times film chicago joseph burstyn wilson acknowledge however inherent dangers undertaking regulate form expression state statutes designed regulate obscene materials must carefully limited see interstate circuit dallas supra result confine permissible scope regulation works depict describe sexual conduct conduct must specifically defined applicable state law written authoritatively construed state offense must also limited works taken whole appeal prurient interest sex portray sexual conduct patently offensive way taken whole serious literary artistic political scientific value basic guidelines trier fact must whether average person applying contemporary community standards find work taken whole appeals prurient interest kois wisconsin supra quoting roth supra whether work depicts describes patently offensive way sexual conduct specifically defined applicable state law whether work taken whole lacks serious literary artistic political scientific value adopt constitutional standard utterly without redeeming social value test memoirs massachusetts concept never commanded adherence three justices one time see supra state law regulates obscene material thus limited written construed first amendment values applicable fourteenth amendment adequately protected ultimate power appellate courts conduct independent review constitutional claims necessary see kois wisconsin supra memoirs massachusetts supra harlan dissenting jacobellis ohio harlan dissenting new york times sullivan roth supra harlan concurring dissenting emphasize function propose regulatory schemes must await concrete legislative efforts possible however give plain examples state statute define regulation part standard announced opinion supra patently offensive representations descriptions ultimate sexual acts normal perverted actual simulated patently offensive representations descriptions masturbation excretory functions lewd exhibition genitals sex nudity may exploited without limit films pictures exhibited sold places public accommodation live sex nudity exhibited sold without limit public places minimum prurient patently offensive depiction description sexual conduct must serious literary artistic political scientific value merit first amendment protection see kois wisconsin supra roth supra thornhill alabama example medical books education physicians related personnel necessarily use graphic illustrations descriptions human anatomy resolving inevitably sensitive questions fact law must continue rely jury system accompanied safeguards judges rules evidence presumption innocence protective features provide rape murder host offenses society individual members justice brennan author opinions plurality opinions roth supra jacobellis ohio supra ginzburg mishkin new york memoirs massachusetts supra abandoned former position maintains formulation congress adequately distinguish obscene material unprotected first amendment protected expression paris adult theatre slaton post brennan dissenting paradoxically justice brennan indicates suppression unprotected obscene material permissible avoid exposure unconsenting adults case juveniles although gives indication division protected nonprotected materials may drawn greater precision purposes regulation commercial exposure consenting adults indicate constitution finds authority distinguish willing adult one month past state law age majority willing juvenile one month younger holdings announced today one subject prosecution sale exposure obscene materials unless materials depict describe patently offensive hard core sexual conduct specifically defined regulating state law written construed satisfied specific prerequisites provide fair notice dealer materials public commercial activities may bring prosecution see roth supra cf ginsberg new york inability define regulated materials ultimate precision altogether removes power congress regulate hard core pornography may exposed without limit juvenile passerby consenting adult alike indeed justice douglas contends justice douglas position see photographs black joined douglas dissenting ginzburg supra black douglas dissenting jacobellis ohio supra black joined douglas concurring roth supra douglas dissenting belief however justice douglas stands alone justice brennan also emphasizes institutional stress justification change view noting number obscenity cases docket gives ample testimony burden placed upon quite rightly remarks examination contested materials hardly source edification members paris adult theatre slaton post also notes agree uncertainty standards creates continuing source tension state federal courts problem one say certainty material obscene least five members applying inevitably obscure standards pronounced certainly true absence since roth single majority view proper standards testing obscenity placed strain state federal courts today first time since roth decided majority agreed concrete guidelines isolate hard core pornography expression protected first amendment may abandon casual practice redrup new york attempt provide positive guidance federal state courts alike may easy road free difficulty amount fatigue lead us adopt convenient institutional rationale absolutist anything goes view first amendment lighten burdens abnegation judicial supervision field inconsistent duty uphold constitutional guarantees jacobellis ohio supra opinion brennan remedy tension state federal courts arbitrarily depriving power reserved constitution power enjoyed exercised continuously adoption first amendment day see roth supra duty admits substitute facing tough individual problems constitutional judgment involved every obscenity case roth supra see manual enterprises day opinion harlan omitted jacobellis ohio supra opinion brennan iii national constitution fundamental first amendment limitations powers vary community community mean fixed uniform national standards precisely appeals prurient interest patently offensive essentially questions fact nation simply big diverse reasonably expect standards articulated single formulation even assuming prerequisite consensus exists triers fact asked decide whether average person applying contemporary community standards consider certain materials prurient unrealistic require answer based abstract formulation adversary system lay jurors usual ultimate factfinders criminal prosecutions historically permitted triers fact draw standards community guided always limiting instructions law require state structure obscenity proceedings around evidence national community standard exercise futility noted case tried theory california obscenity statute sought incorporate tripartite test memoirs national standard first amendment protection enumerated plurality correctly regarded time trial limiting state prosecution controlling case law jury however explicitly instructed determining whether dominant theme material whole appeals prurient interest determining whether material goes substantially beyond customary limits candor affronts contemporary community standards decency apply contemporary community standards state california trial prosecution defense assumed relevant community standards making factual determination obscenity state california hypothetical standard entire america defense counsel trial never objected testimony state expert community standards instructions trial judge statewide standards appeal appellate department superior california county orange appellant first time contended application state rather national standards violated first fourteenth amendments conclude neither state alleged failure offer evidence national standards trial charge jury consider state community standards constitutional errors nothing first amendment requires jury must consider hypothetical unascertainable national standards attempting determine whether certain materials obscene matter fact chief justice warren pointedly commented dissent jacobellis ohio supra belief said roth obscenity defined reference community standards meant community standards national standard sometimes argued believe provable national standard events able enunciate one unreasonable expect local courts divine one iv dissenting justices sound alarm repression view equate free robust exchange ideas political debate commercial exploitation obscene material demeans grand conception first amendment high purposes historic struggle freedom misuse great guarantees free speech free press breard alexandria first amendment protects works taken whole serious literary artistic political scientific value regardless whether government majority people approve ideas works represent protection given speech press fashioned assure unfettered interchange ideas bringing political social changes desired people roth supra emphasis added see kois wisconsin thornhill alabama public portrayal sexual conduct sake ensuing commercial gain different matter evidence empirical historical stern century american censorship public distribution display material relating sex see roth supra way limited affected expression serious literary artistic political scientific ideas contrary beyond question era following thomas jefferson theodore roosevelt extraordinarily vigorous period economics politics belles lettres outlying fields social political philosophies see harsh hand censorship ideas good bad sound unsound repression political liberty lurking every state regulation commercial exploitation human interest sex justice brennan finds hard see regimentation minds ever forestalled paris adult theatre slaton post brennan dissenting doleful anticipations assume courts distinguish commerce ideas protected first amendment commercial exploitation obscene material moreover state regulation pornography make unavailable nonadults regulation justice brennan finds constitutionally permissible elements censorship adults indeed even rigid enforcement techniques may called dichotomy regulation see interstate circuit dallas one concede sexual revolution recent years may useful byproducts striking layers prudery subject long irrationally kept needed ventilation follow regulation patently offensive hard core materials needed permissible civilized people allow unregulated access heroin derivative medicinal morphine sum reaffirm roth holding obscene material protected first amendment hold material regulated subject specific safeguards enunciated without showing material utterly without redeeming social value hold obscenity determined applying contemporary community standards see kois wisconsin supra roth supra national standards judgment appellate department superior orange county california vacated case remanded proceedings inconsistent first amendment standards established opinion see reels film post vacated remanded footnotes defined obscene material material deals sex manner appealing prurient interest roth supra roth definition reflect precise meaning obscene traditionally used english language derived latin obscaenus ob plus caenum filth obscene defined webster third new international dictionary unabridged disgusting senses grossly repugnant generally accepted notions appropriate offensive revolting countering violating ideal principle oxford english dictionary ed gives similar definition ffensive senses taste refinement disgusting repulsive filthy foul abominable loathsome material discussing case accurately defined pornography pornographic material pornography derives greek porne harlot graphos writing word means description prostitutes prostitution depiction writing painting licentiousness lewdness portrayal erotic behavior designed cause sexual excitement webster third new international dictionary supra pornographic material obscene forms obscene expression whole least word obscene used language note therefore words obscene material used case specific judicial meaning derives roth case obscene material deals sex roth supra see also ali model penal code obscene defined official draft absence majority view compelled embark practice summarily reversing convictions dissemination materials least five members applying separate tests found protected first amendment redrup new york cases decided manner beyond necessity circumstances however justification ever offered support redrup policy see walker ohio dissenting opinions burger harlan redrup procedure cast us role unreviewable board censorship subjectively judging piece material brought us see dissenting opinion justice brennan paris adult theatre slaton post chief justice warren stated dissenting jacobellis ohio sound fury roth test generated proved unsound believe try live least satisfactory definition evolved government federal state local forced choose repressing material including within realm decency allowing unrestrained license publish material matter vile must rule reason areas law attempted roth case provide rule see oregon laws art hawaii penal code tit hawaii session laws act pt ii pp examples state laws directed depiction defined physical conduct opposed expression state formulations equally valid respect giving oregon hawaii statutes examples wish understood approving respects establishing limits extent state power hold justice brennan intimates oregon must enact new obscenity statutes existing state statutes construed heretofore hereafter may well adequate see reels film post quotation voltaire flyleaf book constitutionally redeem otherwise obscene publication kois wisconsin see memoirs massachusetts white dissenting also reject constitutional standard ambiguous concept social importance see white dissenting although presented problem regulating lewd public conduct greater power regulate nonverbal physical conduct suppress depictions descriptions behavior case dealing obscenity held state regulation conduct embodied speech nonspeech elements sufficiently justified furthers important substantial governmental interest governmental interest unrelated suppression free expression incidental restriction alleged first amendment freedoms greater essential furtherance interest see california larue mere fact juries may reach different conclusions material mean constitutional rights abridged observed roth common experience different juries may reach different results criminal statute one consequences accept jury system cf dunlop justice brennan stated roth supra many decisions recognized terms obscenity statutes precise omitted however consistently held lack precision offensive requirements due process constitution require impossible standards required language conveys sufficiently definite warning proscribed conduct measured common understanding practices petrillo words applied according proper standard judging obscenity already discussed give adequate warning conduct proscribed mark boundaries sufficiently distinct judges juries fairly administer law may marginal cases difficult determine side line particular fact situation falls sufficient reason hold language ambiguous define criminal offense see also harriss boyce motor lines ragen wurzbach hygrade provision sherman fox washington nash must note addition assumption concerning relative burdens past probable burden standards adopted pure speculation record simply support appellant contention belatedly raised appeal state expert unqualified give evidence california community standards expert police officer many years specialization obscenity offenses conducted extensive statewide survey given expert evidence occasions year prior trial allowing expert testimony certainly constitutional error cf augenblick jacobellis ohio two justices argued application local community standards run risk preventing dissemination materials places sellers unwilling risk criminal conviction testing variations standards place place opinion brennan joined goldberg use national standards however necessarily implies materials found tolerable places national criteria nevertheless unavailable acceptable thus terms danger free expression potential suppression seems least great application single nationwide standard allowing distribution accordance local tastes point justice harlan often emphasized see roth appellant also argues adherence national standard necessary order avoid unconscionable burdens free flow interstate commerce noted supra application domestic state police powers case intrude congressional powers art cl indication appellant materials ever distributed interstate appellant argument appear without substance event obscene material may validly regulated state exercise traditional local power protect general welfare population despite possible incidental effect flow materials across state lines see head new mexico board huron portland cement detroit breard alexandria hood sons du mond southern pacific arizona baldwin seelig sligh kirkwood appellant jurisdictional statement contends subjected double jeopardy los angeles county trial judge dismissed trial prior prosecution based brochures apparently alleging exposures different time different setting appellant argues material found obscene one proceeding state collaterally estopped ever alleging obscene different proceeding clear record appellant properly raised issue better regarded question procedural due process double jeopardy claim state courts appellant failed address portion brief merits issue appellee contends question waived california law improperly pleaded trial totally clear record us collateral effect pretrial dismissal might state law dismissal based least part failure prosecution present affirmative evidence required state law evidence apparently presented case appellant contention therefore best left california courts consideration remand issue event proper subject appeal see mishkin new york apt words chief justice warren appellant case plainly engaged commercial exploitation morbid shameful craving materials prurient effect believe state federal governments constitutionally punish conduct cases present us need decide roth supra concurring opinion see parrington main currents american thought ix et seq latter part century parrington observed new age come dreams age dreams sovereignty crude vast romanticisms vigorous sovereignty emerged eventually spirit realistic criticism seeking evaluate worth new america discover possible philosophies take place gone fierce battles civil war cf morison commager leuchtenburg growth american republic ed paths american thought schlesinger white ed articles fleming lerner morton lucia white rostow samuelson kazin hofstadter wish society thought modern america indicated strong abiding interest youth state may regulate dissemination juveniles access material objectionable state clearly regulate adults ginsberg new york interstate circuit dallas omitted justice douglas dissenting today leave open way california send man prison distributing brochures advertise books movie freshly written standards defining obscenity today decision never part law worked hard define obscenity concededly failed roth ruled bscene material material deals sex manner appealing prurient interest obscenity said rejected first amendment utterly without redeeming social importance presence prurient interest determined contemporary community standards test said determined one standard another standard jacobellis ohio basis national standard brother stewart jacobellis commented difficulty giving content obscenity faced task trying define may indefinable memoirs massachusetts roth test elaborated read follows hree elements must coalesce must established dominant theme material taken whole appeals prurient interest sex material patently offensive affronts contemporary community standards relating description representation sexual matters material utterly without redeeming social value ginzburg publisher sent prison kind books periodicals sold manner publications advertised leer sensualist said permeate advertisements said purveyor sole emphasis sexually provocative aspects publications fact may decisive determination obscenity justice black said dissent ginzburg finally authoritatively condemned serve five years prison distributing printed matter sex neither ginzburg anyone else possibly known criminal observation justice black underlined fact ginzburg decision five four refinement added ginsberg new york held irrational legislature find exposure material condemned statute harmful minors even members created new changing standards obscenity agree application adopted per curiam treatment obscene publications seemed pass constitutional muster several constitutional tests formulated see redrup new york condemn dominant tendency might deprave corrupt reader others look content book whether advertised appeal erotic interests customers condemn hardcore pornography even true definition lacking indeed said definition never succeed defining intelligibly know see today add new test whether average person applying contemporary community standards find work taken whole appeals prurient interest whether work depicts describes patently offensive way sexual conduct specifically defined applicable state law whether work taken whole lacks serious literary artistic political scientific value today retreats earlier formulations constitutional test undertakes make new definitions effort like earlier ones earnest well intentioned difficulty deal constitutional terms since obscenity mentioned constitution bill rights first amendment makes exception press undertakes protect said occasions exception necessarily implied recognized exception free press time bill rights adopted treated obscene publications differently types papers magazines books constitutional guidelines deciding obscene large deal tastes standards literature shocks may sustenance neighbor causes one person boil rage one pamphlet movie may reflect neurosis shared others deal regime censorship adopted done constitutional amendment full debate people obscenity cases usually generate tremendous emotional outbursts business courts constitutional amendment authorized censorship censor probably administrative agency criminal prosecutions follow publishers defied censor sold literature regime publisher know dangerous ground present regime whether old standards new ones used criminal law becomes trap brand new test put publisher behind bars new law improvised courts publication done ginzburg evils ex post facto law contention civil proceeding placed tract beyond pale criminal prosecution sustained vivid illustration vague uncertain laws designed fashioned justice harlan said upshot divergence viewpoint anyone undertakes examine decisions since roth held particular material obscene obscene find utter bewilderment interstate circuit dallas ii specific book play paper motion picture civil proceeding condemned obscene review finding completed thereafter person publishes shows displays particular book film vague law made specific remain underlying question whether first amendment allows implied exception case obscenity think views issue stated least criminal prosecution brought juncture violate test protective procedure designed california case obscenity even define precision send men jail violating standards understand construe apply monstrous thing nation dedicated fair trials due process iii right know corollary right speak publish one forced government listen disclosure finds offensive basis dissent public utilities pollak protested making streetcar passengers captive audience captive audience problem obscenity cases one compelled look listen enter newsstands bookstalls may offended see compelled state frequent places state governmental action first amendment applicable virtue fourteenth raises ban idea first amendment permits government ban publications offensive people puts ominous gloss freedom press test make possible ban paper journal magazine benighted place first amendment designed invite dispute induce condition unrest create dissatisfaction conditions even stir people anger terminiello chicago idea first amendment permits punishment ideas offensive particular judge jury sitting judgment astounding greater leveler speech literature ever designed give power censor today make sharp radical break traditions free society first amendment fashioned vehicle dispensing tranquilizers people prime function keep debate open offensive well staid people tendency throughout history subdue individual exalt power government use standard offensive gives authority government cuts vitals first amendment intimated opinion materials us may garbage much said political campaigns daily press tv radio reason first amendment solely speakers publishers threatened subdued thoughts ideas may offensive standard offensive unconstitutional yet another way coates city cincinnati us municipal ordinance made crime three persons assemble street conduct manner annoying persons passing struck saying three people meet together sidewalk street corner must conduct annoy police officer person happen pass opinion ordinance unconstitutionally vague subjects exercise right assembly unascertainable standard unconstitutionally broad authorizes punishment constitutionally protected conduct conduct annoys people annoy others thus ordinance vague sense requires person conform conduct imprecise comprehensive normative standard rather sense standard conduct specified restraints obscene constitutional amendment way achieving end societies religion mathematics free segments dark day america destiny people make choose write obscenity constitution define deal highly emotional rational questions many song solomon obscene think judges ever given constitutional power make definitions obscenity defined let people debate decide constitutional amendment want ban obscene standards want legislatures courts apply perhaps people decide path towards mature integrated society requires ideas competing acceptance must censor perhaps decide otherwise whatever choice courts guidelines none except predilections california defines obscene matter matter taken whole predominant appeal average person applying contemporary standards prurient interest shameful morbid interest nudity sex excretion matter taken whole goes substantially beyond customary limits candor description representation matters matter taken whole utterly without redeeming social importance calif penal code roth opinion harlan ginzburg jacobellis ohio stewart concurring conclusion study commission obscenity pornography determined standards written interfere constitutionally protected materials society attempts legislate adults area obscenity successful present laws prohibiting consensual sale distribution explicit sexual materials adults extremely unsatisfactory practical application constitution permits material deemed obscene adults whole appeals prurient interest average person patently offensive light community standards lacks redeeming social value vague highly subjective aesthetic psychological moral tests provide meaningful guidance law enforcement officials juries courts result law inconsistently sometimes erroneously applied distinctions made courts prohibited permissible materials often appear indefensible errors application law uncertainty scope also cause interference communication constitutionally protected materials report commission obscenity pornography said obscene publications banned authority restraints communications incident decrees restraining unlawful business monopolies unlawful restraints trade sugar institute communications respecting sale spurious fraudulent securities hall caldwell sioux falls stock yards merrick halsey first amendment answer whenever speech conduct brigaded one shouts fire crowded theater speech outlawed justice black writing unanimous giboney empire storage stated labor unions restrained picketing firm support secondary boycott state validly outlawed justice black said rarely suggested constitutional freedom speech press extends immunity speech writing used integral part conduct violation valid criminal statute reject contention see reels film post orito post kois wisconsin byrne karalexis ginsberg new york jacobs new york ginzburg memoirs massachusetts bantam books sullivan times film chicago smith california kingsley pictures regents roth kingsley books brown superior films department education gelling texas commission obscenity pornography advocated procedure commission recommends enactment jurisdictions enact retain provisions prohibiting dissemination sexual materials adults young persons legislation authorizing prosecutors obtain declaratory judgments whether particular materials fall within existing legal prohibitions declaratory judgment procedure permit prosecutors proceed civilly rather criminal process suspected violations obscenity prohibition civil procedures utilized penalties imposed violation law respect conduct occurring civil declaration obtained commission believes course action appropriate whenever existing doubt regarding legal status materials alternatives available criminal process ordinarily invoked persons might reasonably believed good faith books films distributed entitled constitutional protection threat criminal sanctions might otherwise deter free distribution constitutionally protected material report commission obscenity pornography obscenity law capricious history white slave traffic first exposed stead magazine article maiden tribute english law absolutely nothing profiteers vice put stead prison year writing indecent subject law supplies definite standard criminality judge deciding indecent profane may consciously disregard sound test present injury proceeding upon entirely different theory may condemn defendant words express ideas thought liable cause bad future consequences thus musical comedies enjoy almost unbridled license problem play often forbidden opposed views marriage way law blasphemy used shelley queen mab decorous promulgation pantheistic ideas ground attack religion loosen bonds society endanger state simply roundabout modern method make heterodoxy sex matters even religion crime chafee free speech justice brennan justice stewart justice marshall join dissenting dissent paris adult theatre slaton post decided date noted occasion consider extent state power regulate distribution sexually oriented material juveniles offensive exposure material unconsenting adults case us appellant convicted distributing obscene matter violation california penal code basis evidence caused mailed unsolicited brochures advertising various books movie need decide whether statute might drawn impose within requirements first amendment criminal penalties precise conduct issue clear dissent paris adult theatre statute prosecution brought unconstitutionally overbroad therefore invalid face transcendent value society constitutionally protected expression deemed justify allowing attacks overly broad statutes requirement person making attack demonstrate conduct regulated statute drawn requisite narrow specificity gooding wilson quoting dombrowski pfister see also baggett bullitt coates city cincinnati white dissenting raines naacp button since view paris adult theatre represents substantial departure course prior decisions since state courts yet opportunity consider whether readily apparent construction suggests vehicle rehabilitating statute single prosecution dombrowski pfister supra reverse judgment appellate department superior remand case proceedings inconsistent opinion see coates city cincinnati supra cal penal code provides every person knowingly sends causes sent brings causes brought state sale distribution state prepares publishes prints exhibits distributes offers distribute possession intent distribute exhibit offer distribute obscene matter guilty misdemeanor