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VIRGINIA v. AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSN.

No. 86-1034.

484 U.S. 383 (1988)

VIRGINIA v. AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 25, 1988

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Smith, Assistant Attorney General of Virginia, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Mary Sue Terry, Attorney General, and Mark R. Davis, Assistant Attorney General.

Paul M. Bator, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Kenneth S. Geller, Mark I. Levy, Michael A. Bamberger, David C. Burger, Maxwell Lillienstein, and Burton Joseph.*

JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The courts below declared unconstitutional the following Virginia statute: "It shall be unlawful for any person . . . to knowingly display for commercial purpose in a manner whereby juveniles may examine and peruse" visual or written material that "depicts sexually explicit nudity, sexual conduct or sadomasochistic abuse and which is harmful to juveniles." Va. Code §...

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