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Times Film Corporation v. City of Chicago, or Times v. City of Chicago is the name of two cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1957 and 1961. Both involved the issue of limits on freedom of expression in connection with motion pictures. In both cases the court affirmed the right of local governments to engage in some form of censorship.
Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago, 244 F.2d 432. A police sergeant attached to the censor board explained, "Coarse language or anything that would be derogatory to the government -- propaganda" is ruled out of foreign films.
Jan 1, 2009 · In Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago, 365 U.S. 43 (1961), the Supreme Court ruled that this provision of Chicago’s ordinance did not violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The question of whether the movie was obscene was not at issue.
Times Film Corp. (plaintiff) applied for a permit to exhibit its film “Don Juan,” but refused to submit it for examination. The City refused to issue a permit. Times brought suit, claiming that the ordinance constitutes an unconstitutional prior restraint.
They furnish, it is estimated, more than 90% of the motion pictures annually exhibited in motion picture theatres in cities, towns and villages throughout the United States, including the City of Chicago. The petitioner, Times Film Corporation, is not a member of the Association.
Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago Case Brief Summary: A movie company challenged a Chicago law that requires all movies to be reviewed before they can be shown to the public.
TIMES FILM CORP. v. CITY OF CHICAGO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 23, 1961. The case was argued before the court on October 19, 1960. In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court.
