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Supreme Court Overturns the Censorship of “Pinky”

By FIRE June 2, 1952

A week after the Burstyn case, the Supreme Court overturns the censorship of the movie “Pinky” in Marshall, Texas, giving no reason beyond citing the Burstyn case as precedent.

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