United States v. Stevens, 08–769.
| Decision Date | 20 April 2009 |
| Docket Number | No. 08–769.,08–769. |
| Citation | 173 L.Ed.2d 1083,129 S.Ct. 1984 (Mem),556 U.S. 1181 |
| Parties | UNITED STATES, petitioner, v. Robert J. STEVENS. |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
Opinion
Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted.
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United States v. Stevens
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Animal Law in Kansas: What Every Lawyer Should Know
...[1] Brief of Amicus Curiae of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Support of Petitioner US v. Stevens, 129 S.Ct. 1984 (2009). [2] Id. [3] See New York Times, 1884 archive. [4] See Ark. Code Ann. § 5-62-103; Colo Rev. Stat. Ann. § 189-202; La. Stat. Ann. § 14:102......
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Taking a Bite Out of Speech Regulation: the Supreme Court Upholds First Amendment Protection for Depictions of Animal Cruelty in United States v. Stevens - J. Matthew Barnwell
...amend. I. 18. Stevens, 130 S. Ct. at 1583. 19. Id. 20. Id. 21. Stevens, 533 F.3d at 235. 22. Id. at 224. 23. United States v. Stevens, 129 S. Ct. 1984 (2009). 24. Stevens, 130 S. Ct. at 1592. 1034 MERCER LAW REVIEW [Vol. 62 III. Legal Background A. History of 18 U.S.C. § 48 In 1999 Congress......