Forum Newsfront
June, 1968
Bruce ExoneratedNew York—The appellate term of the New York Supreme Court has, in effect, reversed, by a two-to-one vote, the only obscenity conviction still standing against Lenny Bruce. The late night-club satirist, famous for his attacks on racial prejudice, war and organized religion, had been convicted in 1964 by a court that found no "redeeming social importance" in his work. The appeal was carried forward by night-club owner Howard Solomon, who had been convicted with Bruce. Thi...
