Shig Murao's Copy of "Howl"

Origin
Shig Murao was a cashier at the bookstore City Lights. On June 3rd, 1957 an undercover police officer bought the book from Murao as part of a sting operation against the selling of obscene books. He was brought to trial along with the publisher of the book. In a landmark victory, it was ruled that the book was protected under the first amendment of the constitution. It laid the foundation for other writers to publish works that went again the Puritanical ideology of the United States.

Effects
While being held, the user is protected from outside compulsions. He or she is free to think and act as they normally would. The user will be free from the effects of: peer pressure, truth serum, mind control, certain artifact "whammies", etc. Further testing is needed to fully understand the depths of the object.

Collection
Collected shortly after the trial from the evidence locker.