Legal Opinion
United States v. Pent-R-Books, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 28, 1976No. 625-644, Dockets 74-2281, 75-6014 to 75-6032PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERCE, District Judge:
This appeal, involving twenty cases consolidated for appellate purposes, 1 presents a variety of questions concerning the federal statute regulating the mailing of pandering advertisements, 39 U.S.C. § 3008 (the Pandering Law). 2
The Pandering Law was enacted by Congress because of a concern about the growing number of complaints received by the Post Office Department and members of Congress concerning the repeated receipt by individuals of unsolicited mail which was found by the individuals to be sexually provocative and offensive. See Senate Report No. 801, U.S.Code…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hecht Co. v. BowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Rowan v. United States Post Office DepartmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Project Release v. PrevostCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Burtnieks v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Project Release v. PrevostCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Falls Riverway Realty, Inc. v. City of Niagara FallsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Clarkson v. CoughlinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1995
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