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House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

Source U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Released November 12, 2025 69,179 documents

Documents released by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight from the Epstein estate (November 2025). Public records, OCR-processed for full-text and semantic search.

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Let’s Say 14 States Didn’t Have Any Statutes Against Bear Baiting

document Let’s say 14 states didn’t have any statutes against bear-baiting

but it isn’t right to kill many more of them in live showings

document [Y]our are saying that it’s all right to kill one bear and five dogs in the filming process

who I had known when I clerked for Judge Bazelon. Burger and Bazelon were arch enemies

document I had prepared extensively for my oral argument. I expected to be questioned aggressively by the recently appointed Chief Justice Warren Burger

It Was The First Time In History That A Court—Any Court—Had Ruled That The Government Had No Power To Ban Or Prosecute An “Obscene” Film That Was Shown To The Public In A Theater. I Had Achieved A Total Victory Not Only For My Client

document It was the first time in history that a court—any court—had ruled that the government had no power to ban or prosecute an “obscene” film that was shown to the public in a theater. I had achieved a total victory not only for my client

we think it probable that Roth remains intact only with respect to public distribution in the full s

document We confess that no oracle speaks to Karalexis unambiguously. Nonetheless

Of Necessity The Stanley Court Held That Obscenity Presented No Clear And Present Danger To The Adult Viewer

document Of necessity the Stanley court held that obscenity presented no clear and present danger to the adult viewer

how far does Stanley go. Is the decision to be limited to the precise problem of “mere private posse

document The question is

which the prosecutor had argued was “irrelevant” to this case and which

document He then went on to discuss the implications of the Stanley decision

Following Three Days Of Intensive Argument And Questioning

document Following three days of intensive argument and questioning

Judge Aldrich Seemed Intrigued By Our Argument

document Judge Aldrich seemed intrigued by our argument

But If The Issue Is Total Banning On The One Hand As Against Your Interests Being Protected Against Knowing People Are Doing This Kind Of Thing

document But if the issue is total banning on the one hand as against your interests being protected against knowing people are doing this kind of thing

and the state were to try to enjoin that

document If Grove Press were to put up a billboard…above a large area where people congregate and there were to be an alleged obscene picture on the billboard

Mr. Dershowitz. Well

document Mr. DERSHOWITZ. Well

to see the First Amendment used for the sole and obvious purpose of making a profit and for no other

document JUDGE JULIAN. That’s what troubled me immensely

who is the president of Grove Press…I think he probably has very mixed motives

document Mr. DERSHOWITZ. I don’t know. I can’t probe Mr. Rosset’s mind

advertised in the way that it’s been advertised right from the beginning

document “It’s exactly the opposite. We do not ask you to decide whether or not the film is pornographic. We are asking you to decide that the film shown in a nonobtrusive way

When I Then Advised The Court That Under My Theory

document When I then advised the court that under my theory

from having something thrust on them in an unwilling manner and also to protect youngsters

document MR. DERSHOWITZ: The only valid basis for punishing obscenity …is to protect people [like Judge Aldrich’s grandmother] from being offended

As Judge Aldrich Continued To Press Me About His Grandmother’s Sensibilities

document As Judge Aldrich continued to press me about his grandmother’s sensibilities

some of them quite unusual. If you believe that you would be offended or embarrassed by the showing

document “the story of a young girl who is trying to work out her relationships. There are a number of scenes which show the young girl and her lover nude. Several scenes depict sexual intercourse under various circumstances