Legal Opinion
Sequoia Books, Inc. v. Dallas Ingemunson, in His Capacity as State's Attorney of Kendall County, Illinois, and Kendall County, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 1990No. 89-2542PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Sequoia Books, Inc. (“Sequoia”) owns and operates a bookstore on U.S. Route 30 in Kendall County, Illinois, where sexually oriented material is sold. Sequoia claims that provisions within the Illinois obscenity statute, which allow forfeiture of property derived from or used to commit obscenity offenses, are facially unconstitutional. Sequoia filed suit in federal district court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the local state’s attorney (defendant) and Kendall County to prohibit use of the new forfeiture provisions. The…
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