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S. W. Erdnase

In the late 19th and early 20th century, many judges considered books on gambling methods obscene (see Comstock laws).

One, Inc. v. Olesen

After a campaign of harassment from the U.S. Post Office Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Postmaster of Los Angeles declared the October, 1954 issue obscene therefore unmailable under the Comstock laws.

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