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California v. Freeman, 488 U.S. 1311 (1989)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
California v. Freeman, 488 U.S. 1311 (1989)
California v. Freeman No. A-602 Decided February 1, 1989 488 U.S. 1311
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
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California’s application for a stay of enforcement of the State Supreme Court’s judgment reversing respondent Freeman’s conviction for pandering under the California Penal Code pending the disposition of a petition for certiorari is denied. It is unlikely that four Justices would vote to grant certiorari, since the state court’s decision rests on the adequate and independent state law ground that Freeman’s hiring and paying of performers for pornographic films does not constitute pandering under the State Code. The court’s discussion of state law is not interwoven with its discussion of federal law, specifically the First Amendment. Even if this Court were to review the case below and find that the state court had misinterpreted the strictures of the First Amendment, on remand that court would still reverse Freeman’s conviction on state statutory law grounds.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," California v. Freeman, 488 U.S. 1311 (1989) in 488 U.S. 1311 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Q7WDT19LDYGTZ9F.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." California v. Freeman, 488 U.S. 1311 (1989), in 488 U.S. 1311, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Q7WDT19LDYGTZ9F.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in California v. Freeman, 488 U.S. 1311 (1989). cited in 1989, 488 U.S. 1311. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Q7WDT19LDYGTZ9F.
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