United States v. Reidel

United States v. Reidel
Argued January 20, 1971
Decided May 3, 1971
Full case nameUnited States v. Reidel
Citations402 U.S. 351 (more)
91 S. Ct. 1410; 28 L. Ed. 2d 813; 1971 U.S. LEXIS 46
Case history
PriorStanley v. Georgia, Roth v. United States
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Case opinions
MajorityWhite, joined by Burger, Harlan, Brennan, Stewart, Blackmun
ConcurrenceHarlan
ConcurrenceMarshall
DissentBlack, joined by Douglas

United States v. Reidel, 402 U.S. 351 (1971), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a postal regulation that banned the sale of adult materials was constitutionally permissible.