Legal Opinion
United States v. Various Articles of Obscene Merchandise, Schedule No. 1769
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 25, 1979No. 685, Docket 78-6193PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by the United States from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Pierre N. Leval, Judge, after a bench trial, finding certain items seized by the United States Customs Service not legally “obscene” and ordering their release to their respective addressees. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part and remand to the district court for further proceedings.
Between September 15 and September 21, 1978, the United States Customs Service seized 132 lots of allegedly obscene…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- Speiser v. RandallSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by20 opinions
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