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.

Cite this page

  • BUTLER v. MICHIGAN. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved July 27, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/butler-v-michigan
  • BUTLER v. MICHIGAN, First Amendment Library, https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/butler-v-michigan (last visited 27 Jul. 2025).
  • 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.
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