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Legal Citation: 327 U.S. 146 (1946)

Petitioner
Robert Hannegan, U.S. Postmaster General

Respondent
Esquire, Inc.

Petitioner's Claim
That Esquire, Inc. was not entitled to second class postal delivery, as the material published in the magazine was not contributing to the public good or public welfare.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Marvin C. Taylor

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Bruce Bromley

Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black, Harold Burton, William O. Douglas (writing for the Court), Felix Frankfurter, Frank Murphy, Stanley Forman Reed, Wiley Blount Rutledge, Fred Moore Vinson

Justices Dissenting
None (Robert H. Jackson did not participate)

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
4 February 1946

Decision
Decided for Esquire, Inc., allowing the...