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Penthouse Intl., Ltd. v. McAuliffe
610 F.2d 1353 (5th Cir. 1980), 533 F> Supp. 50 (N. D. Ga 1981)

In 1980, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that harassment and arrests of retailers prior to a final adjudication on obscenity is an unconstitutional prior restraint in Penthouse v. McAuliffe.  Media Coalition filed an amicus brief in this case.