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PENTHOUSE INTERN., LTD. v. MEESE

No. 90-5181.

939 F.2d 1011 (1991)

PENTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL, LTD., Appellant, v. Edwin A. MEESE, III, Attorney General of the United States, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 19, 1991.

As Amended August 27, 1991.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 24, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey H. Daichman, with whom Thomas V. Marino was on the brief, New York City, for appellant. Peter D. Isakoff, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

John P. Schnitker, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., Leonard Schaitman and Barbara L. Herwig, Attys., Dept. of Justice, were on the brief, Washington, D.C., for appellees.

Before SILBERMAN, WILLIAMS, and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 24, 1991.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Penthouse International, Ltd. (Penthouse) brought this action against then Attorney General Edwin Meese, III and the members of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography (Commission), seeking equitable and monetary relief for alleged...

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