Fiorello H. LaGuardia deemed them a "corrupting moral influence." The city's license commissioner, Paul Moss, tried to revoke Minsky's license but the State Court of Appeals ruled that he did not have grounds without a criminal conviction.
LaGuardia regarded them as morally detrimental. Commissioner Moss attempted to remove Minsky's license, yet the State Court of Appeals concluded that he lacked justification without proof of a criminal offense.