Case Name: Ridens et al. v. Illinois et al.
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1975-05-27
Citations: 421 U.S. 993
Docket Number: No. 74-1003
Parties: Ridens et al. v. Illinois et al.
Judges: with whom Mr. Justice Stewart and Mr. Justice Marshall join,
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 421
Pages: 993–994

Head Matter:
No. 74-1003.
Ridens et al. v. Illinois et al.

Opinion:
Sup. Ct. Ill. Certiorari denied. Mr. Justice Douglas, being of the view that any state or federal ban on, or regulation of, obscenity is prohibited by the Constitution, Roth v. United States, 354 U. S. 476, 508-514 (1957) (Douglas, J., dissenting); Miller v. California, 413 U. S. 15, 42-47 (1973) (Douglas, J., dissenting); Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, 413 U. S. 49, 70-73 (1973) (Douglas, J., dissenting), would grant certiorari and summarily reverse the judgment.