Correspondence on Judge Ruling Contraceptives as Obscene

Correspondence on Judge Ruling Contraceptives as Obscene

Contraceptives--Attitudes
Contraceptives--Government Policy
Contraceptives--U.S. States
Obscenity (Laws)--U.S. States

A message for Mr. Fairfax who is writing on contraceptive legal cases from the American Birth Control League's attorney, Mr. MacWilliams. The judge in this case ruled all contraceptives as obscene in Illinois, two years after the federal law legalized birth control nationally.

JF

Container 198.8, Item Title: Series II, Legal Cases and Causes, General Correspondence 1937-1938, American Birth Control League. Collection: Morris Leopold Ernst Papers, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin.

Harry Ransom Center

1938-08-31

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Paper correspondence, typed, with ink underline. 8X4 inches.

English

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August 31, 1938
1:40

Mr. MacWilliams of American Birth Control League (attorney for them) phoned. He is sending up a Mr. Fairfax of Pelham to see you after Labor Day. Mr. Fairfax is writing a law note on a case in Illinois, in which the judge ruled that all contraceptives are per se obscene. Mr. MacWilliams thinks you can give Mr. Fairfax material for his article.

JF

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