Forum Newsfront
January, 1971
Smut must go throughNew York--The Post Office's most cherished burden--hunting smut in the U. S. mail--has been partly lifted by a landmark court decision that permits the exchange of pornographic materials by first-class mail between consenting adults for their personal and private use. In reversing a conviction for mailing obscene matter, the U. S. Court of Appeals in New York held that "the most fundamental premise of our constitutional scheme may be that every adult bears the freedom to...
