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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / legal transcript (house oversight production)
File Size:
2.1 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a manuscript or book (likely by Alan Dershowitz) produced during a House Oversight investigation (Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017188). It recounts a legal argument Dershowitz made before Judges Julian and Aldrich concerning obscenity laws, privacy, and the 'Griswold v. Conn' precedent. Dershowitz argues that personal offense at the conduct of others is not a sufficient constitutional basis for banning that conduct, a position Judge Aldrich ultimately accepted in his decision.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Mr. Dershowitz | Attorney/Author |
Arguing a legal case regarding obscenity and constitutional rights; narrating the text.
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| Judge Julian | Judge |
Asking questions during the legal argument.
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| Judge Aldrich | Judge |
Intrigued by Dershowitz's argument; wrote the final decision.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Supreme Court |
Referenced regarding past rulings and potential future rulings.
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| State of Connecticut |
Referenced regarding the birth control/Griswold case.
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| Massachusetts courts |
Referenced regarding standards for obscenity.
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Timeline (2 events)
Unknown (Historical)
Three days of intensive argument and questioning
Courtroom (implied Massachusetts)
Locations (2)
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Referenced in relation to the birth control case.
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Referenced in relation to court standards.
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Relationships (1)
Judge Aldrich questioned Dershowitz and eventually wrote a decision agreeing with his argument.
Key Quotes (4)
"But one of the prices of living in a complex society, with freedom, is for you to have to simply tolerate the fact that you know that certain people are engaging in conduct that you don’t approve of."Source
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"I have an interest in that, but I don’t think I have a protected constitutional right [to be] disturbed about what’s going on."Source
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"For purposes of this case we assume that the film is obscene by standards currently applied by the Massachusetts courts."Source
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Quote #3
"He bought my argument totally."Source
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Quote #4
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