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Lady Chatterley’s Obscenity Trial

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The First Amendment's Basic Guarantee Is of Freedom to Advocate Ideas

D.H. Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterley's Lover was banned in the US because of its subject matter, adultery. The New York Post Office seized 164 copies and publisher Barney Rossett fought to have bands put on a number of books they returned. Penguin Books published an unexpregated edition after legal proceedings were initiated by RV Penguin Books Limited. We'll talk more about this case when we return from our sponsor break.

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