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The Respondent, Ferber (Respondent), was convicted of distributing child pornography in violation of New York state law. Synopsis of Rule of Law. Child pornography is obscene without exception.
- New York v. Ferber - CaseBriefs
Ferber, the owner of a bookstore specializing in sexually...
- New York v. Ferber - CaseBriefs
New York v. Ferber. No. 81-55. Argued April 27, 1982. Decided July 2, 1982. 458 U.S. 747. Syllabus. A New York statute prohibits persons from knowingly promoting a sexual performance by a child under the age of 16 by distributing material which depicts such a performance.
Facts of the case. A New York child pornography law prohibited persons from knowingly promoting sexual performances by children under the age of sixteen by distributing material which depicts such performances.
Ferber, 458 U.S. 747 (1982), was a landmark decision of the U.S Supreme Court, unanimously ruling that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution did not protect the sale or manufacture of child sexual abuse material (also known as child pornography) and that states could outlaw it.
Ferber, the owner of a bookstore specializing in sexually oriented products, was convicted under the New York Penal Law for selling films devoted exclusively to depicting young boys masturbating. Synopsis of Rule of Law.
Ferber (defendant) owned an adult bookstore in New York and was arrested after he sold two films depicting minor boys masturbating to an undercover police officer.
A New York child pornography law prohibited persons from knowingly promoting sexual performances by children under the age of sixteen by distributing material which depicts such performances.
