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Amicus Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, Inc.
held company owns ten percent or more of its stock.
Gerber v. Hickman, 291 F.3d 617 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 537 U.S.
Grover City v. United States Postal Service, 391 F. Supp. 982 (C.D.
Hankins v. Finnel, 964 F.2d 853 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 506 U.S.
Prison Legal News v. Lehman, 272 F. Supp. 2d 1151 (W.D. Wash.
than periodicals to which inmates have a subscription) that is sent at "bulk mail"
Washington State. It is affiliated with the national American Civil Liberties Union.
Miniken v. Walter, 978 F. Supp. 1356 (E.D. Wash. 1997).
being delivered to its intended recipient).
publishers like PLN whose primary audience consists of prisoners.
it requests the Court to grant it permission to submit this Brief.
Due Process under Cook and Frost v. Symington, 197 F.3d 348 (9th Cir. 1999).
censorship and the harms it creates.
organizations and the recipients of their mailings, but to society as a whole.
not create an exception to those rates for mail that is sent to prisoners.
Service have deemed appropriate for nonprofit organizations like the ACLU to use.
logic that a ban on delivery of the source materials would constitute a threat either.
officials and seek to obtain relief and vindicate their rights.
under the Constitution. See McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission, 514 U.S.
(quoting Schneidewind v. ANR Pipeline Co., 485 U.S. 293, 300 (1988)), cert.
denied, 506 U.S. 1013 (1992).
rates under former 39 U.S.C. § 4452(b)); accord Arkansas Writers' Project, Inc. v.
Ragland, 481 U.S. 221, 237-38 (1987) ("The United States Postal Service . . .
Advertising, Inc., 257 F.3d 348, 352 (4th Cir. 2001).
Organizations: A Policy History, Critique, and Proposal, 11 Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol.
347, 348 (1988) (hereinafter "Kielbowicz & Lawson"); cf. Bob Jones University v.
Kielbowicz & Lawson, supra, at 356.
rates "are public facilities designed to promote public communication").
potential subscribers, including on matters directly related to the publications.
organization's message. See Miniken v. Walter, 978 F. Supp. 1356, 1363 (E.D.
class as an economic and logistical matter").
postal laws and regulations are preempted.
frustrated the congressional goal to increase postal efficiency. Id. at 785-86.
authorized that the Postal Service be subjected to such codes and fees. Id. at 505.
operate post offices as authorized under the Postal Reorganization Act." Id. at 507.
purposes and objectives of Congress."
Middletown v. N/E Regional Office, United States Postal Service, 601 F. Supp.
impose a charge for the enjoyment of a right granted by the Federal Constitution."
increased costs on persons exercising their First Amendment right to free speech.
ink and paper expenditures in excess of $100,000. Id. at 581.
to suppression of expression, and such a goal is presumptively unconstitutional."
people. To allow it to be fettered is to fetter ourselves").
privilege than Congress has determined they must.
they are not subject to a surcharge.
imposes "is necessary to achieve an overriding governmental interest."
and every conceivable catalog will flow into prison mailrooms, requiring review.
its review to targeted solicitations related to the sale of books.
postcard, concerning renewal a "catalog".
newspapers and magazines. . . .
distinguished catalogs for curio and hobby craft from other catalogs).
we would really like circulated among the population. . . ."
Department's restriction on inmate access to third-party legal materials.
overruled in part on other grounds by Thornburgh v. Abbott, 490 U.S. 401 (1989).
publication, or through a radio or television broadcast.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this _____ day of January, 2004.
of 14 points or more and contains 5853 words.
DATED this _____ day of January, 2004.

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