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Document Information
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Manuscript draft / legal memoir
File Size:
1.93 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page (p. 99) from a manuscript or memoir draft written by Alan Dershowitz, dated April 2, 2012. It recounts a historical courtroom exchange between Dershowitz, Judge Aldrich, and Judge Julian regarding First Amendment protections for the film 'I Am Curious Yellow' and the definition of obscenity. The text focuses on legal arguments concerning whether profit motives invalidate First Amendment protections. The document bears a House Oversight Bates stamp, suggesting it was part of a document production related to investigations involving Dershowitz.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alan Dershowitz | Attorney/Author |
Arguing a First Amendment case regarding obscenity; recounting the event in this manuscript.
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| Judge Aldrich | Judge |
Presiding judge in the recounted case; jokes about his grandmother.
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| Judge Julian | Judge |
Presiding judge in the recounted case; questions the profit motive of the film distributor.
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| Mr. Rosset | President of Grove Press |
Mentioned by Dershowitz regarding his motives for distributing the film.
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| Judge Aldrich's Grandmother | Relative |
Mentioned as someone who went to see 'Sur Les Toits De Paris'.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Grove Press |
Commercial distributor of the film 'I Am Curious Yellow'.
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| The New York Times |
Used as a comparative example by Dershowitz regarding profit motives.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (1 events)
Historical (late 1960s/early 1970s context)
Legal hearing regarding the obscenity of the film 'I Am Curious Yellow'.
Courtroom
Relationships (1)
Dershowitz defending Grove Press (Rosset's company) in court.
Key Quotes (3)
"The only valid basis for punishing obscenity …is to protect people... from being offended."Source
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Quote #1
"Are you trying to bribe us to decide the case so we don’t have to see the film?…I will admit that’s the best bribe I have ever been offered."Source
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Quote #2
"That’s what troubled me immensely, to see the First Amendment used for the sole and obvious purpose of making a profit and for no other purpose."Source
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Quote #3
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