In re Wahll’s Empirical Analysis
42 F. 822 · 1890
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
cited 1 times by the Supreme Court
June 2023
most recently cited
3 district ·
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Most-quoted passages
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“. “Every obscene, lewd or lascivious book, pamphlet, picture, paper, letter, writing, print, or other publication of an indecent character, * * * whether sealed as first-class matter or not, are hereby declared to he non mailable matter. * * * And any person who shall knowingly deposit, or cause to he deposited for mailing or delivery, anything declared by this section to be non mailable, * * * shall, for each and every offense, be fined.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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