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Fort Wayne Books, Inc. v. Indiana
489 U.S. 46 (1989)

On February 21, 1989, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Fort Wayne Books, Inc. v. Indiana that the government may not use RICO laws to make a wholesale pre-trial seizure of books or magazines.  Media Coalition filed an amicus brief in support of Fort Wayne books.