Legal Opinion
People v. Sequoia Books, Inc.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 1989No. 66503PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
The precise question presented upon this appeal is whether the State may, consistent with the first amendment, enjoin persons who have sold obscene books out of a building from using that building for any purpose during a specified period of time unless they first post a bond forfeitable upon the renewed sale of obscene books from the premises. We answer this question in the negative.
On January 7, 1986, the Kendall County State’s Attorney filed a complaint for preliminary and permanent injunctions against the appellees, Sequoia Books, Inc., Bruce Riemenschneider, and Cathy Riemenschneider,…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Sequoia Books, Inc. v. Dallas Ingemunson, in His Capacity as State's Attorney of Kendall County, Illinois, and Kendall County, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Metropolitan Property & Liability Insurance v. AcordWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
- XLP CORP. v. County of LakeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
- Eagle Books, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, D/B/A Urbana News v. Thomas J. Difanis, in His Capacity as State's Attorney of Champaign County, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- People v. Sequoia Books, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1989
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