Outdoor American Corp. v. City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
LEAHY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs are publishers and distributors of nudist magazines and paperback books. In October, 1963, defendants confiscated a large quantity of plaintiffs’ publications and arrested and are prosecuting plaintiff Rosenbloom in the Pennsylvania criminal court for violation of the Pennsylvania statute which makes dealing in obscene publications a felony.1 Suit was brought by plaintiffs in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief under the Civil Rights Act.2 Upon defendants’ motion, the…
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