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Byrne v. Karalexis, 401 U.S. 216 (1971)
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Byrne v. Karalexis, 401 U.S. 216 (1971)
Byrne v. Karalexis No. 83 Argued April 30, 1970 Reargued November 17, 1970 Decided February 23, 1971 401 U.S. 216
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
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Appellees, indicted for violating the Massachusetts obscenity law as a result of exhibiting the film, "I am Curious (Yellow)," brought this action in the federal district court for an injunction against the enforcement of the statute and for a declaration of its unconstitutionality. A three-judge District Court, holding that appellees might be irreparably injured if unable to show the film, granted injunctive relief.
Held: The District Court made no finding that the threat to appellees’ federally protected rights "[could] not be eliminated by [their] defense against a single criminal prosecution," to meet the great and immediate irreparable injury requirement of Younger v. Harris, ante, p. 37, at 46, before a federal injunction of state criminal proceedings can properly issue. The judgment is therefore vacated, and the case remanded for reconsideration in the light of Younger, supra, and Samuels v. Mackell, ante, p. 66.
306 F.Supp. 1363, vacated and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Byrne v. Karalexis, 401 U.S. 216 (1971) in 401 U.S. 216 401 U.S. 217. Original Sources, accessed May 20, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5ZYKA8RU8MUKK2P.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Byrne v. Karalexis, 401 U.S. 216 (1971), in 401 U.S. 216, page 401 U.S. 217. Original Sources. 20 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5ZYKA8RU8MUKK2P.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Byrne v. Karalexis, 401 U.S. 216 (1971). cited in 1971, 401 U.S. 216, pp.401 U.S. 217. Original Sources, retrieved 20 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5ZYKA8RU8MUKK2P.
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