Simon & Schuster v. Crime Victims Board

Simon & Schuster v. Crime Victims Board

SCOTUSCase
Litigants=Simon & Schuster v. Crime Victims Board
ArgueDate=October 15
ArgueYear=1991
DecideDate=December 10
DecideYear=1991
FullName=Simon & Schuster, INC., petitioner v. Members of New York State Crime Victims Board et al.
USVol=502
USPage=105
Citation=
Prior=On certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Subsequent=
Holding=The New York Son of Sam law violated the First Amendment.
SCOTUS=1991-1993
Majority=O'Connor
JoinMajority=Rehnquist, White, Stevens, Scalia, Souter
Concurrence=Blackmun
Concurrence2=Kennedy
NotParticipating=Thomas
LawsApplied=U.S. Const. amend. I, Son of Sam law

"Simon & Schuster v. Crime Victims Board", ussc|502|105|1991, was a Supreme Court case dealing with Son of Sam laws, which are state laws that prevent convicted criminals from publishing books about their crime for profit. The court struck down the Son of Sam law in New York on the ground that the law was violative of the First Amendment, which protects free speech. Nevertheless, similar laws in other states remain unchallenged. The opinion of the court was written by Sandra Day O'Connor.


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