Legal Opinion
United States v. Various Articles of Merchandise, Seizure No. 170, United States of America v. Various Articles of Merchandise, Seizure No. 182
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 10, 1984No. 83-1911, 83-1943PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
The government appeals an order of the district court holding that four magazines are not obscene and therefore not subject to seizure from the international mails. The seizure took place in Chicago. The district court held that these works were not patently offensive to the average person in the relevant community because of the wide availability of similar works throughout the City of Chicago. We vacate the district court’s order and remand the case for further consideration.
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This case arises out of two separate in rem actions brought by the United States against…
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- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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