U. S. v. VARIOUS ARTICLES OF OBSCENE MERCHANDISE

No. 75 Civ. 4691.

433 F.Supp. 1132 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. VARIOUS ARTICLES OF OBSCENE MERCHANDISE, SCHEDULE NO. 1303, Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

August 25, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce A. Long, pro se; Steven S. Raab, Lancaster, Pa., of counsel.

Robert B. Fiske, Jr., U. S. Atty., S. D. N. Y., New York City, for plaintiff William R. Bronner, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City.


OPINION

FRANKEL, District Judge.

For 135 years, Congress has forbidden penetration of our shores by obscene materials.1 The enactment currently performing that protective function is § 305 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. § 1305(a) (1970).2 Customs personnel at our various ports staff this bulwark. They spend their time opening mail and...

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