Legal Opinion
United States v. Thirty-Seven (37) Photographs
District Court, C.D. California
Decided January 27, 1970No. Civ. 69-2242-FPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FERGUSON, District Judge.
This is an action before a three-judge district court, convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2282 and 2284, to determine whether the government should be enjoined from enforcing 19 U.S.C. § 1305. That statute prohibits all persons from importing into the United States any obscene picture or book. It provides that when such an item appears at a customs office it shall be seized and held to await the judgment of a district court.
On October 24, 1969, Milton Luros returned to Los Angeles from a visit to Europe, arriving by plane. In his personal luggage he…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Marcus v. Search Warrant of PropertySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- A Quantity of Copies of Books v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Lamont v. Postmaster GeneralSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by34 opinions
- United States v. Thirty-Seven (37) PhotographsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. 12 200-Ft. Reels of Super 8MM. FilmSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Marvin Miller, Covina Publishing, Inc., a Corporation Doing Business as Collector's Publications v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Peter Frederick FragusCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- People v. LurosCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
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