—it overturned the New York Court Appeals' decision that the film La Rhonde could be banned as "immoral" nd as "tend [ing] to corrupt morals."

Without explanation and citing only the Burstyn case in per curiam decisions, the Court later reversed state court decisions sustaining prior censorship of motion pictures on the ground that they were immoral or obscene.

I do not believe that the word "immoral" adds to the class of material excluded from importation by the word "obscene," and the Government has not contended that it does. See 71 Cong. Rec. 4457 (1929).

—or sexual promiscuity or abnormal sexual relations. "Interstate (Circuit v, Dallaz, supro, at 681. So too, with other standards such as" approve such films,,,[as] are moral and proper...[and] disapprove such as are cruel, obscene, indecent or immoral, or such as tend to debase or corrupt morals, "Holmby Productions, fac, v, Vaughn, 350 U, S. 870;" immoral” and “tend to …

—per curiam), which had reversed the New York Court of Appeals' decision banning the film "La Ronde" as "immoral" under NY EDUC.

—of New York by defining in the Education Law the terms "immoral," "of such a character that its exhibition would tend to corrupt morals” and “incite to crime "are set forth for the benefit of attorneys and legislators in other states who are concerned with the same problem.

Justices Black and Douglas stated in a per curiam opinion that "... the First Amendment draws no distinction between the various methods of communicating ideas

In doing so, the Court cited a host of other decisions in which similar rating systems had been struck down as unconstitutional

In "fairness," "fair play" and "natural justice" Holmes as a judge found tests for determining how far constructive service can go in securing jurisdiction in personam

Wilson, supra note 8. 10Superior Films, Inc. Department of Education of State of Ohio, Division of Film Censorship.