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Comedian Lenny Bruce Arrested for Obscenity and Is Convicted

By FIRE December 5, 1962

Comedian Lenny Bruce is arrested for obscenity for his performance at The Gate of Horn in Chicago. He is convicted after an eight-month trial. His Illinois obscenity conviction, however, is overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court on November 24, 1964.

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