BUTLER v. MICHIGAN
Supreme Court Cases
352 U.S. 380 (1957)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether a Michigan statute punishing sales of books "tending to the corruption of the morals of youth" is so vague as to violate the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause.
Action
Reversed. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- Edmund E. Shepherd View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- Manuel Lee Robbins View all cases
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- BUTLER v. MICHIGAN. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved July 27, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/butler-v-michigan
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- Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "BUTLER v. MICHIGAN." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/butler-v-michigan (accessed July 27, 2025).
- "BUTLER v. MICHIGAN." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 27 Jul. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/butler-v-michigan.