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DONALDSON v. READ MAGAZINE

No. 50.

333 U.S. 178 (1948)

DONALDSON, POSTMASTER GENERAL, v. READ MAGAZINE, INC. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Reargued January 5, 1948.

Decided March 8, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Stern argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Perlman and Paul A. Sweeney, and with them was Assistant Attorney General Ford on the original argument and H. Graham Morison, Melvin Richter and Alvin O. West on the reargument.

John W. Burke, Jr. argued the cause and filed the briefs for respondents. With him on the brief on the reargument was Mac Asbill.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents questions as to the validity of an order issued by petitioner, the Postmaster General, which directed that mail addressed to some of respondents be returned to the senders marked "Fraudulent," and that postal money order sums payable to their order be returned to the remitters.

The respondent Publishers Service Company has conducted many contests to promote the circulation of newspapers...

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