United States v. One Book Called Ulysses
Significance, Two Percent For Life, "his Locale Was Celtic And His Season Spring", Did Censorship Help ?
Plaintiff
State of New York
Defendant
One Book Entitled Ulysses by James Joyce
Plaintiff's Claim
The book violated national standards for obscenity.
Chief Lawyers for Plaintiff
Nicholas Atlas, Samuel C. Coleman, Martin Conboy
Chief Defense Lawyers
Morris L. Ernst, Alexander Lindey
Judge
John M. Woolsey
Place
New York, New York
Date of Decision
26 November 1933
Decision
The book was ruled not obscene.
Sources
Gilbert, Stuart. James Joyce's Ulysses: A Study by Stuart Gilbert. New York: Vintage, 1955.
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