Legal Opinion
Door v. Donaldson, Postmaster General
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 31, 1952No. 10904_1PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.
After a hearing that did not conform to § 5 of the Administrative Procedure Act, 60 Stat. 237, 5 U.S.C.A. § 1001 et seq., the Postmaster General found that motion picture films which the appellant distributed through the mails were obscene. He therefore stopped delivery of mail addressed to appellant. 64 Stat. 451, 39 U.S.C.A. § 259a. The District Court found that the films were obscene, concluded that the appellant did not come into court with clean hands, and denied his motion for a preliminary injunction. In accordance with our decision in Bersoff v. Donaldson, 84…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wong Yang Sung v. McGrathSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Perry v. PerryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Walker v. PopenoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Cates v. HaderleinSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Cates v. HaderleinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Citizens Ass'n of Georgetown, Inc. v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Tollett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Gart v. ColeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Pendleton v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Jeffries v. OlesenDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1954
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