Legal Opinion

Calderon v. City of Buffalo

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 1, 1978PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Denman, J.

The plaintiff, Hyman Calderon was approached at his place of business, Neisner’s Smoke Shop, by a Buffalo police officer from the Salacious Literature Unit, who advised him that he was selling magazines in violation of section 35 of chapter 9 of the Ordinances of the City of Buffalo (commonly known as the Anti-Obscenity and Display to Minors Ordinance). The officer either refused or was unable to explain to plaintiff exactly what the ordinance prohibited. A number of days later the same officer returned to the smoke shop, bought a magazine entitled Hustler, and…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Davis-Kidd Booksellers, Inc. v. McWherterTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  2. M.S. News Co. v. CasadoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
  3. AM. BOOKSELLERS ASS'N, INC. v. RendellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Upper Midwest Booksellers Ass'n v. City of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  5. Upper Midwest Booksellers Ass'n v. City of MinneapolisDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1985

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