In 2003, New York Governor George Pataki posthumously pardoned comedian Lenny Bruce’s misdemeanor obscenity conviction. Bruce was charged with obscenity in 1964 after allegedly using over 100 words deemed to be obscene during a performance.
In 2003, New York Governor George Pataki posthumously pardoned comedian Lenny Bruce’s misdemeanor obscenity conviction. Bruce was charged with obscenity in 1964 after allegedly using over 100 words deemed to be obscene during a performance.
