This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 71.41.210.146 (talk) at 09:42, 15 January 2008 (Let's do a proper article and not a redirect. Still pretty short, but there's something there.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 09:42, 15 January 2008 by 71.41.210.146 (talk) (Let's do a proper article and not a redirect. Still pretty short, but there's something there.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)One, Inc. v. Olesen 355 U.S. 371 (January 13, 1958) was a landmark decision for LGBT rights in the United States. ONE, Inc., a spinoff of the Mattachine Society, published the early pro-gay "ONE magazine" beginning in 1953. After having the October, 1954 issue declared obscene by the post office and therefore unmailable under the 1873 Comstock Act, the magazine sued. The first court decision (March 1956) sided with the post office, as did the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (February 1957).
To the surprise of all concerned, an appeal to the Supreme Court was not only accepted, but citing Roth v. United States (1957) the court, in a terse per curiam decision, reversed the 9th Circuit without even waiting for oral arguments. This marked the first time the Court had explicitly ruled on homosexuality.
References
- 355 U.S. 371 (January 13, 1958)
- Burroway, Jim (January 13, 2008), "Today In History: A Spunky ONE And The U.S. Post Office", Box Turtle Bulletin, retrieved 2008-01-14
- Mencimer, Stephanie (July, 2001), "Review: Courting Justice", Washington Monthly, ISSN 0043-0633, retrieved 2008-01-14
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|date=(help), describing- Murdoch, Joyce; Price, Deb (April 30, 2001), Courting Justice: Gay Men and Lesbians v. the Supreme Court, New York: Basic Books, p. 582, ISBN 0465015131 (not referenced for this article, but it should be)