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Mutual Film Corporation v. Industrial Commission of Ohio (docket #: 456) (1915)  [Findlaw]

Argument Date 01/06/1915
Decided 2/23/1915
Supreme Court Vote 9-0
Supreme Court Ruling Free speech claims denied.
 
IssueDo the constitutional protections of freedom of expression, including those of the Ohio Constitution, extend to motion pictures?
Majority Opinion McKenna, J.
Lower Court Ohio Supreme Court
Lower Court Ruling Free speech claims denied.
Lawyers
For Petitioner
William B. Sanders, Walter N. Seligsberg & Harold T. Clark (for Appellant)
For Respondent
Robert M. Morgan, Clarence D. Laylin, James I. Boulger, & Timothy S. Hogan, Attorney General of Ohio (for Appellees)
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Digital History (case overview)
Overruled By Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson
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