Legal Opinion
United States v. 56 Cartons Containing 19,500 Copies of a Magazine Entitled "Hellenic Sun"
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 5, 1966No. Civ. Nos. 17155, 17158PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
Two cases have been consolidated for trial: one, a proceeding under section 305 of the Tariff Act of 1930,19 U.S.C.A. § 1305,1 in which the government seeks forfeiture on grounds of obscenity of 19,500 copies of a magazine entitled Hellenic Sun Number Two, imported from Denmark; the other, an action by the importer to enjoin the District Director of Customs 2 from withholding the magazines. Importer contends that the material is not obscene, that section 1305 is unconstitutional because it provides for seizure before judicial scrutiny of the material, and that the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Jacobellis v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- A Book Named "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" v. Attorney General of MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Mishkin v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by9 opinions
- United States v. Thirty-Seven (37) PhotographsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Potomac News Co., of 56 Cartons Containing 19,500 Copies of a Magazine Entitled "Hellenic Sun,"Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. a Shipment of 25,000 Magazines, Entitled "Revue", "Studio", "Play Girl", "Bazaar", "Charme", & "Lotus"District Court, D. Maryland · 1966
- United States v. 77 Cartons of MagazinesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1969
- United States v. Ten Erotic PaintingsDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1970
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