abridgment of First Amendment rights
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From 381 U.S. 301 - Lamont v. Postmaster General · 1965Most cited · 920 citing opinions
the Act as construed and applied is unconstitutional because it requires an official act (viz., returning the reply card) as a limitation on the unfettered exercise of the addressees First Amendment rights. The addressee carries an affirmative obligation which we do not think the Government may impose on him.