Legal Opinion
Lamont v. Postmaster General
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 24, 1965No. 491PublishedCited by 430 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
These appeals present the same question: is § 305 (a) of the Postal Service and Federal Employees Salary Act of 1962, 76 Stat. 840, constitutional as construed and applied? The statute provides in part:
“Mail matter, except sealed letters, which originates or which is printed or otherwise prepared in a foreign country and which is determined by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to rules and regulations to be promulgated by him to be ‘communist political propaganda,’ shall be detained by the Postmaster General upon its arrival for delivery in the United States, or upon its subsequent…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Murdock v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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- Hannegan v. Esquire, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
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- Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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