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Case Files

CBLDF Case Files

These case files tell the true stories of the retailers, publishers, creators, and collectors that CBLDF has defended since its founding in 1986.

R. v. Matheson

Brown v. EMA

U.S. v. Christopher Handley

Georgia v. Gordon Lee

Richie Bush – Top Shelf Productions v. U.S. Customs

Kraft Foods v. Stuart Helm

Texas v. Jesus Castillo

Starbucks v. Kieron Dwyer

Oklahoma v. Planet Comics

California BOE v. Paul Mavrides

Winter Bros. v. DC Comics

Florida v. Mike Diana

Friendly Frank’s – Illinois v. Correa

Obscenity Case Files

These case files cover the key obscenity cases that influence CBLDF’s work in defense of comics.

People of New York v. Kirkpatrick (Zap Comix #4)

FCC v. Pacifica Foundation (George Carlin’s Seven Dirty Words)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

United States v. One Book Called “Ulysses”

Jacobellis v. Ohio (“I know it when I see it”)

Pope v. Illinois

Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson (The Miracle Decision)

People v. Bruce (The Lenny Bruce Trial)

Noteworthy Cases

These pages take a look at some of the noteworthy legal cases that have impacted free speech.

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The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For HC, Signed and Sketched by Alison Bechdel!

Vendor: Houghton Mifflin
Type: Graphic Novels
Price: 75.00

(W/A/CA) Alison Bechdel
For twenty-five years Bechdel's path-breaking Dykes to Watch Out For strip has been collected in award-winning volumes, syndicated in fifty alternative newspapers, ...
Author: CBLDF - Rewards Zone
Posted: October 8, 2020, 6:36 pm
On a Sunbeam GN, Signed by Tillie Walden

Vendor: First Second
Type: Graphic Novels
Price: 30.00

An epic graphic novel about a girl who travels to the ends of the universe to find a long lost love, from acclaimed author Tillie Walden. Throughout the deepest reaches of space, a crew rebuilds ...

Author: CBLDF - Rewards Zone
Posted: August 27, 2020, 8:04 pm
Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns GN, Signed by Archie Bongiovanni

Vendor: Oni Comics
Type: Graphic Novels
Price: 15.00

Archie, a snarky genderqueer artist, is tired of people not understanding gender neutral pronouns. Tristan, a cisgender dude, is looking for an easy way to introduce gender neutral pronouns to his ...

Author: CBLDF - Rewards Zone
Posted: June 10, 2020, 6:52 pm
Heavy Vinyl GN, Signed by Carly Usdin

Vendor: BOOM!
Type: Graphic Novels
Price: 25.00

Film and TV director Carly Usdin (Suicide Kale) teams up with breakout artist Nina Vakueva (Lilith's Word) for a new series that's music to our ears! New Jersey, 1998. Chris has just started the teen dr...

Author: CBLDF - Rewards Zone
Posted: June 8, 2020, 5:42 pm
Avant-Guards Volume 1 GN, Signed by Carly Usdin

Vendor: BOOM!
Type: Graphic Novels
Price: 25.00

* As a transfer student to the Georgia O'Keeffe College for Arts and Subtle Dramatics former sports star Charlie is struggling to find her classes, her dorm, and her place amongst a student body full of...

Author: CBLDF - Rewards Zone
Posted: June 8, 2020, 5:42 pm
Grease Bats GN, Signed by Archie Bongiovanni

Vendor: BOOM!
Type: Graphic Novels
Price: 30.00

Along with their friends and plenty of beer, Andy and Scout are just trying to make it through their 20s, survive late capitalism, and navigate the dating world. Tough and loving Andy is a genderqueer t...

Author: CBLDF - Rewards Zone
Posted: June 8, 2020, 5:42 pm

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