In January 1987, Washington state officials were faced with an obscene problem: Hustler magazine was being sold at a local convenience store without proper restrictions. To remedy this situation,...
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The 1987 Washington State Obscenity Charges
In February 1987, police raided stores across the state of Washington and confiscated issues of the popular men's magazine Hustler. They accused store...
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