Goss v. State of Illinois

PARSONS, District Judge.

Thomas D. Goss, a citizen of the United States, during 1955 appeared regularly five nights a week on a late evening television broadcast from a Chicago station entitled the “Tom Duggan Show”. It was a form of conversation-commentary program. It dealt heavily in criticisms and sarcasms, and often included unrestrained attacks on public officials and other people involved in current news stories.

On July 26, 1955, a Chicago citizen filed a complaint for divorce against his wife in Superior Court of Cook County, charging her with cruelty. He also moved for custody of their…