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to: RICH GRIEBEL
from: ALAN RACKMILL
date: 1998-01-24 08:25:00
subject: Censorship

RICH GRIEBEL wrote in a message to CHARLES HUNTER:
-> MSGID: 1:273/408@fidonet.org 42013af7
-> RT>Since the materials are much more tightly controlled than the
->   >instructions which are avialable in any large public library, I would
->   >assume that speculation is correct.
-> Could be, Rd.  You make a valid point; but nonetheless it's still
-> speculation.
 RG> Ok, I'm going to date myself a little here.  Does anyone
 RG> remember the book that was distributed over the Internet and
 RG> on college campuses in the late 60's early 70's that was
 RG> call the something or other cookbook. It was a bomb device
 RG> book that was regularly seized by law enforcement when they
 RG> found it.
The Anarchist's Cookbook.
 RG> Finally a group took, I believe it was Berkley PD, to court
 RG> over taking the book as a violation of the 1st amendment. 
 RG> And the USSC ruled on the case, but I don't remember what
 RG> the ruling was and can't find it in the USSC database?
Considering the fact that it is still available in many libraries, I would 
presume that there was a favorable ruling.
 RG> My wife reminded me of this case, but I still don't remember
 RG> what happened.  Guess I was too busy having kids :)
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Alan
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