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FREEDMAN v. MARYLAND

No. 69.

380 U.S. 51 (1965)

FREEDMAN v. MARYLAND.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 1, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Felix J. Bilgrey argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were Richard C. Whiteford and Louis H. Pollak.

Thomas B. Finan, Attorney General of Maryland, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Robert F. Sweeney and Roger D. Redden, Assistant Attorneys General.

Edward De Grazia and Melvin L. Wulf filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union et al., as amici curiae, urging reversal.

MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellant sought to challenge the constitutionality of the Maryland motion picture censorship statute, Md. Ann. Code, 1957, Art. 66A, and exhibited the film "Revenge at Daybreak" at his Baltimore theatre without first submitting the picture to the State Board of Censors as required by § 2 thereof.1 The State concedes that the picture does not violate the statutory standards

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