United States Postal Service v.
Hustler Magazine
''Hustler'' is a monthly pornographic magazine published by Larry Flynt Publications (LFP) in the United States. Introduced in 1974, it was a step forward from the '' Hustler Newsletter'', originally conceived by founder Larry Flynt as cheap a ...
, Inc. is a court case decided in 1986 by the
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (in case citations, D.D.C.) is a federal district court in the District of Columbia. It also occasionally handles (jointly with the United States District Court for the District of ...
. The court ruled that ''Hustler'' could not be stopped from delivering its magazine to members of Congress, upholding ''Hustler'' right to petition the government.
Background
At some point between 1974 and 1983, ''Hustler'' began mailing the latest monthly issue of the magazine to all of the offices of Members of the
United States Congress. Attempts by the US Postal Service to block the monthly mailings proved unsuccessful after a court ruled in ''Hustler'' favor in ''United States Postal Service v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.'' (1986), contending that the publishers had the right to mail the magazine, as the defendants did not "threaten the unique privacy interests that attach in the home." As of April 2014, the practice persists.
References
External links
Hustler on the HillFCC document
United States District Court for the District of Columbia cases
1986 in United States case law
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