Legal Opinion
United Books, Inc. v. John J. Conte
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 26, 1984No. 83-1832PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, United Books, Inc., operates what is commonly referred to as an “adult bookstore” in Worcester, Massachusetts. The store sells, among other things, books, magazines, films, and videotapes that describe or depict explicit sexual conduct. The store also maintains private, coin-operated booths where patrons may view sexually explicit films.
The plaintiff, its officers and employees, have been charged six times since April, 1981, with violations'of the Massachusetts obscenity statute, Mass.Gen.Laws ch. 272, § 29.. Each of these prosecutions was based on the…
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