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WARD v. ILLINOIS

No. 76-415.

431 U.S. 767 (1977)

WARD v. ILLINOIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 9, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Steven Beckett argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Donald M. Reno, Jr.

Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were William J. Scott, Attorney General, and Raymond McKoski, Assistant Attorney General.

MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The principal issue in this case is the validity of the Illinois obscenity statute, considered in light of Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15 (1973). There we reaffirmed numerous prior decisions declaring that "obscene material is unprotected by the First Amendment," id., at 23; but acknowledging "the inherent dangers of undertaking to regulate any form of expression...

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