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Supreme Court of the United States, 1977

London Press, Inc. v. United States

London Press, Inc. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided February 22, 1977 · Brennan, Marshall, Stewart, Whom
429 U.S. 1120; 97 S. Ct. 1156 (United States Reports)

London Press, Inc. v. United States

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Dissenting Opinion

Mr. Justice Brennan, 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., *1121Millican 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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