The Supreme Court decision in 1952 brought films under the free speech and free press provisions of the First Amendment, overturning the "Mutual" case that had stood as precedent to censor films since 1915. However, because the decision said that films could still be censored under a narrowly drawn statute for obscenity, states and municipalities continued censoring, many until the mid-1960s and Maryland until 1981. However, the "Burstyn" case was the turning point, as it became the precedent used in many other challenge cases.