Constitutional Law
Sep. 27, 2002
See No Evil
Forum Column - By Erwin Chemerinsky - On Sept. 13, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal law that prohibits the sale of sexually explicit material at military bases. PMG International Division L.L.C. v. Rumsfeld , 2002 DJDAR 10619 (9th Cir. Sept. 13, 2002). Under this statute, the government has prohibited the sale of magazines such as Penthouse and Playgirl, although it has allowed the sale of publications such as Playboy and Playgirls Centerfolds.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
By Erwin Chemerinsky
On Sept. 13, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal law that prohibits the sale of sexually explicit material at military bases. PMG International Division L.L.C. v. Rumsfeld, 2002 DJDAR 10619 (9...
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