<P> United States v. One Book Called Ulysses was a December 6 , 1933 case in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dealing with freedom of expression . At issue was whether James Joyce 's novel Ulysses was obscene . In deciding it was not , Judge John M. Woolsey opened the door to importation and publication of serious works of literature that used coarse language or involved sexual subjects . </P>
<P> United States v. One Book Called Ulysses was a December 6 , 1933 case in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dealing with freedom of expression . At issue was whether James Joyce 's novel Ulysses was obscene . In deciding it was not , Judge John M. Woolsey opened the door to importation and publication of serious works of literature that used coarse language or involved sexual subjects . </P>
when was the english ban on ulysses lifted
when was the english ban on ulysses lifted
December 6 , 1933
December 6 , 1933