Miller v. California

Miller v. California 413 US 15 1973 is an important U.S. Supreme Court case involving the freedom of speech. This case established the Miller test for obscenity.

The Bench

The makeup of the supreme court and their opinions were:

Opinion

• Written by: Chief Justice Warren E. Burger

• Joined by: Justices Byron White, Harry Blackmun, Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. and William H. Rehnquist

Dissenting

1. Written by: Justice William O. Douglas
2. Written by: Justice William J. Brennan

• Joined by: Justices Potter Stewart and Thurgood Marshall

The case

Argued 18-19 January 1972. Reargued 7 November 1972. Decided 21 June 1973. The opinion of the court was delivered by Chief Justice Warren Burger.