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AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASS'N, INC. v. COM. OF VA.

Nos. 85-1961, 85-1999 and 85-2284.

802 F.2d 691 (1986)

AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; Association of American Publishers; Council for Periodical Distributors Assoc.; International Periodical Distributors Assoc., Inc.; National Assoc. of College Stores, Inc.; Books Unlimited, Inc.; Ampersand Books; Appellees, v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, Appellant. and Charles T. Strobel; William K. Stover, Defendants. AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; Association of American Publishers; Council for Periodical Distributors Assoc.; International Periodical Distributors Assoc., Inc.; National Assoc. of College Stores, Inc.; Books Unlimited, Inc.; Ampersand Books; Appellees, v. William K. STOVER, Appellant, and Charles T. Strobel, Defendant. AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; Association of American Publishers; Council for Periodical Distributors Association; International Periodical Distributors Association, Inc.; National Association of College Stores, Inc.; Books Unlimited, Inc. and Ampersand Books, Appellants, and Amy Bush and Jessica Bush, Plaintiffs, v. Charles T. STROBEL; William K. Stover and the Commonwealth of Virginia, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 30, 1986.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 26, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ara L. Tramblian, Asst. Co. Atty. (Charles G. Flinn, Arlington Co. Atty., Arlington, Va., on brief), for appellant/cross-appellee William K. Stover.

Richard B. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen. (William G. Broaddus, Mary Sue Terry, Attys. Gen., John H. McLees, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellant/cross-appellee Com. of Va.

Michael A. Bamberger (David C. Burger, Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Heine, Underberg, Manley & Casey, New York City, on brief), for appellees/cross-appellants.

Before PHILLIPS, and SPROUSE, Circuit Judges, and HAYNSWORTH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied September 26, 1986.

SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns the constitutionality of a 1985 amendment to a Virginia statute which attempts to shield juveniles from the commercial display of sexually explicit material. The defendants, the Commonwealth of Virginia and William K. Stover, Chief of Police for Arlington County, Virginia, appeal from the district court's order declaring unconstitutional the amendment to...

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