Opinion

Presidents Council, District 25 v. Community School Board No. 25

  • 409 U.S. 998
  • 93 S. Ct. 308
  • 34 L. Ed. 2d 260
  • 1972 U.S. LEXIS 900
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Filed
Nov 6, 1972
Status
Published
On the bench
Douglas, Stewart
Cited by
38 cases
Authority
More cited than 90.3%

removal of book about youth’s life in Spanish Harlem and restriction to availability only to parents was not unconstitutional

How later courts described this case

  • removal of book about youth’s life in Spanish Harlem and restriction to availability only to parents was not unconstitutional
  • removal of book to restricted shelf in library did not preclude discussion of subject covered by book in class

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

C. A. 2d Cir. Motion of Authors League of America, Inc., for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Certiorari denied.

Mr. Justice Stewart would grant the petition for certiorari and set case for oral argument.

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