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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASS'N v. THORNBURGH

Civ. A. No. 89-0661.

713 F.Supp. 469 (1989)

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Dick THORNBURGH, Attorney General of the United States, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

May 16, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce J. Ennis, David W. Ogden, Mark D. Schneider and Ann M. Kappler, Jenner & Block, Washington, D.C., Victor Kovner and Richard D. Emery, Lankenau, Kovner & Bickford, Michael D. Reamer, Shank, Davis & Reamer, and Steven M. Bierman, Sidley & Austin, New York City, for plaintiffs.

David J. Anderson, Vincent M. Garvey and Richard C. Stearns, Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, D.C., for defendants.

Nancy L. Buc, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae Ass'n of American Publishers.

Benjamin W. Bull, Phoenix, Ariz., for amicus curiae Citizens for Decency Through Law, Inc.

Charles B. Ruttenburg, Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae Video Software Dealers Ass'n.

Robert T. Page, Denver, Colo., for amicus curiae American Sunbathing Ass'n.

OPINION AND ORDER

REVERCOMB, District Judge.

The plaintiffs, which represent producers and distributors of books, magazines, films, and other material generally protected by the First Amendment, brought this suit requesting the Court to declare unconstitutional and enjoin enforcement of provisions of the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act, enacted in late 1988. The defendants are officials and agencies of the United States government empowered...

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