Legal Opinion
Penthouse International, Ltd. v. Edwin A. Meese, Iii, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 24, 1991No. 90-5181PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 violations of Penthouse’s First Amendment rights. The district court granted appellees’ motion for summary judgment, dismissing appellant’s damages action as barred by qualified immunity and appellant’s claims for…
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