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Document Information
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Draft manuscript / legal memoir / testimony preparation
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2.7 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a manuscript or memoir (dated 2012) recounting the narrator's (likely Alan Dershowitz) early legal career in the late 1960s. It details his First Amendment defense of the Swedish film 'I Am Curious Yellow,' which was seized by US Customs and owned by Grove Press. The text outlines his legal strategy to challenge obscenity laws using the 'Stanley v. Georgia' precedent, comparing it to his work with Justice Goldberg.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Narrator (likely Alan Dershowitz) | Lawyer/Litigator |
Defended the film 'I Am Curious Yellow' and Grove Press; former clerk to Justice Goldberg.
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| Justice Goldberg | Supreme Court Justice |
Worked with the narrator to devise a challenge against the death penalty.
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| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Supreme Court Justice |
wrote the opinion in Stanley v. Georgia.
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| Unnamed Lead Actress | Actress |
Starred in 'I Am Curious Yellow' and an Ingmar Bergmann film; died recently at age 66.
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| Unnamed Theater Owner | Defendant |
Prosecuted in Boston for showing the film.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Grove Press |
Radical publishing house in New York; owned the film and retained the narrator.
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| US Customs |
Seized the film and banned it.
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| Supreme Court |
Referenced regarding legal precedents (Roth, Stanley).
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| Boston Symphony Hall |
Landmark located across from the prosecuted theater.
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Timeline (2 events)
Late 1960s
Prosecution of an art theater owner for showing the film.
Boston, Massachusetts
Theater Owner
Massachusetts State
Locations (4)
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Location of Grove Press.
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Location of the theater prosecution.
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Origin of the film.
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Mentioned in the context of the war during the film's plot.
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Relationships (2)
I helped Justice Goldberg devise against the death penalty
Grove Press... retained me to argue for its protection
Key Quotes (3)
"I decided to argue that it was none of the government’s constitutional business to act as a board of censors—to tell its adult citizens what they could and could not watch in the privacy of a movie theater..."Source
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Quote #1
"In this respect, my bold and unprecedented challenge was much like the one I helped Justice Goldberg devise against the death penalty..."Source
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Quote #2
"What both challenges shared was a large dose of chutzpah."Source
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Quote #3
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