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London Press, Inc. v. United States

429 U.S. 1120 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1977-02-22 Docket No. 76-445 English

Judges with whom Mr. Justice Stewart and Mr. Justice Marshall join,

Decision Majority (1) · Dissent — Brennan J.

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No. 76-445.
London Press, Inc., et al. v. United States.

C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.

with whom Mr. Justice Stewart and Mr. Justice Marshall join,

dissenting.

Petitioners were convicted of offenses relating to the mailing of allegedly obscene materials in violation of 18 U. S. C. § 1461 . I adhere to the view that this statute is “ ‘clearly overbroad and unconstitutional on its face.’ ” See, e. g.,

Dissent — Brennan J.

p. 1121
Millican v. United States, 418 U. S. 947 , 948 (1974) (Brennan, J., dissenting), quoting United States v. Orito, 413 U. S. 139 , 148 (1973) (Brennan, J., dissenting). I therefore would grant certiorari and reverse.

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