Legal Opinion
United States v. 31 Photographs 4¾" X 7"
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 31, 1957PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMIERI, District Judge.
The United States Attorney has filed a libel under the provisions of § 305 (a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 1 seeking the forfeiture, confiscation, and destruction of certain photographs, books, and other articles which the claimant, Institute for Sex Research, Inc., at Indiana University, seeks to import into the United States. The libel is based upon the allegation that the libelled material is “obscene and immoral” 2 within the meaning of § 305(a). The claimant seeks the release of the material to it, maintaining that the attempted importation is not in violation of…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Butler v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Engl v. ætna Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Swearingen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Parmelee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Ginzburg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Singleton v. StewartSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- Landau v. FordingCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
- Bookcase, Inc. v. BroderickNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
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