Pennsylvania passed first US movie censorship laws

Pennsylvania passed first US movie censorship laws

July 19, 2009 03:02:00 am

On July 19, 1911, Pennsylvania became the first state in the US to approve laws allowing censorship of movies.

After numerous other states followed Pennsylvania’s lead, the US Supreme Court eventually upheld film censorship in 1915.

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