Samuel Roth
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Samuel Roth was an American publisher and bookseller best known for his role in landmark obscenity and free-speech legal battles, including the Supreme Court case Roth v. United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel Roth canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bookseller
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obscenity case litigant ⓘ person ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | being a defendant in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court obscenity case ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austro-Hungarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| fieldOfWork |
bookselling
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literature ⓘ obscenity law ⓘ publishing ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
controversial literature
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erotic literature ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue | obscenity prosecution in the United States ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of the U.S. Supreme Court obscenity standard
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later First Amendment jurisprudence on obscenity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging U.S. postal obscenity regulations
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mailing and distributing allegedly obscene materials ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
First Amendment law
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obscenity regulation ⓘ |
| legalCase | Roth v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | free speech movement in the United States ⓘ |
| name | Samuel Roth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Roth v. United States
NERFINISHED
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free speech legal battles ⓘ obscenity law controversies ⓘ publishing controversial literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Banned in Boston
NERFINISHED
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Jews Must Live NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bookseller
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publisher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Roth v. United States
NERFINISHED
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United States obscenity law litigation ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Austro-Hungarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
bookstore owner
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magazine publisher ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies of American censorship
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scholarship on free speech and obscenity law ⓘ |
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