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June 24, 1957

On June 24, 1957, in Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. Mukesh Ambani, Hervé Le Tellier, Herbert Wetterauer would arrive in the same year.

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In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.

Roth v. S. 476 (1957), along with its companion case Alberts v.

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1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade.

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On June 24, 1957

  1. 1957 In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.

    1957 U.S. Supreme Court case

    Roth v. S. 476 (1957), along with its companion case Alberts v.

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Mukesh Ambani 1957– Indian businessman, chairman of Reliance Industries
Hervé Le Tellier 1957– French linguist and author
Herbert Wetterauer 1957– German painter, sculptor, and author
Donald Tusk 1957– Polish journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Poland
Bob Horner 1957– American baseball player
Steve Buscemi 1957– American actor and director

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