*Ø* Blogmanac | Lenny Bruce Pardoned 37 Years After Death
"Lenny Bruce, the potty-mouthed wit who turned stand-up comedy into social commentary, was posthumously pardoned yesterday by Gov. George E. Pataki, 39 years after being convicted of obscenity for using bad words in a Greenwich Village nightclub act.
"The governor said the posthumous pardon — the first in the state's history — was 'a declaration of New York's commitment to upholding the First Amendment.' ...
"Being dead, Mr. Bruce is not expected to reap any immediate benefit from the pardon ..."
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Over the course of four years, Lenny bruce was arrested nine times and prosecuted six times for obscenity violations.
The Trials of Lenny Bruce pardon campaign
"Lenny Bruce, the potty-mouthed wit who turned stand-up comedy into social commentary, was posthumously pardoned yesterday by Gov. George E. Pataki, 39 years after being convicted of obscenity for using bad words in a Greenwich Village nightclub act.
"The governor said the posthumous pardon — the first in the state's history — was 'a declaration of New York's commitment to upholding the First Amendment.' ...
"Being dead, Mr. Bruce is not expected to reap any immediate benefit from the pardon ..."
Source
Over the course of four years, Lenny bruce was arrested nine times and prosecuted six times for obscenity violations.
The Trials of Lenny Bruce pardon campaign
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