[Nfbk] A Tidbit of Interesting History!

[Stewart, Christopher K]

I think it took all the way until my second day of law school before
one of my male professors pulled me aside after class to tell me about
that case. Haha!



On 9/28/17, Nickie Pearl via NFBK <nfbk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> The following is a Facebook post from the National Library Service.  I just
> found it interesting & wanted to share.
>
>
> Hugh Hefner’s death on Wednesday at age 91 brings to mind “Playboy”
> magazine’s role in the history of NLS. In the early 1980s, various
> objections were raised about “Playboy” being offered as part of the NLS
> magazine program. In response, the House and the Senate decided to end
> taxpayer funding for the braille edition of the magazine. The American
> Council of the Blind, the American Library Association, the Blinded Veterans
> Association, and others filed suit, and on August 28, 1986, a federal judge
> ruled that withholding funds for “Playboy” violated the First Amendment. NLS
> continues to offer braille and audio editions of “Playboy.” And, just to be
> clear: they only include the articles.
>
> In the NLS collection, “The Playboy Interview (DB17158)” and “The Playboy
> Interview II (DB21612)” include more than fifty of the magazine’s signature
> Q&As with famous personalities, including politicians, actors, musicians,
> artists, and authors.  Also “Playboy Stories: The Best of Forty Years of
> Short Fiction (DB42199)” collects some of the magazine's award-winning
> fiction.
>
> Respectfully,
> Nickie Pearl
> 502-489-4457
> njp at twc.com
>
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Chris K. Stewart
Attorney at Law
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