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... applied to the mailing of obscene material to persons who request it , and a state prohibition applied to films exhibited to adults at theaters to which minors were not admit- ted . These courts have held that the constitutional right ...
... applied to the mailing of obscene material to persons who request it , and a state prohibition applied to films exhibited to adults at theaters to which minors were not admit- ted . These courts have held that the constitutional right ...
Page 40
... application as well as their exceedingly narrow scope . Several studies have found that " arousingness " and " offensiveness " are independent dimensions when applied to sexual materials ; that is , material that is offensive may or may 40.
... application as well as their exceedingly narrow scope . Several studies have found that " arousingness " and " offensiveness " are independent dimensions when applied to sexual materials ; that is , material that is offensive may or may 40.
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... applied and the distinctions made by courts between prohibited and permissible materials often appear indefensible . Errors in the application of the law and uncertainty about its scope also cause interference with the communication of ...
... applied and the distinctions made by courts between prohibited and permissible materials often appear indefensible . Errors in the application of the law and uncertainty about its scope also cause interference with the communication of ...
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... applied by a producer or a distributor who chooses not to submit his picture to the CRA . No other rating may be self - applied . Since the initiation of the rating system on November 1 , 1968 , through May 12 , 1970 , the CRA has rated ...
... applied by a producer or a distributor who chooses not to submit his picture to the CRA . No other rating may be self - applied . Since the initiation of the rating system on November 1 , 1968 , through May 12 , 1970 , the CRA has rated ...
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... applied in the marketplace . It can be argued that because of the confusion about the meaning of the term , which stems primarily from an undefined legal concept , it would be well to avoid the use of the term altogether . There is one ...
... applied in the marketplace . It can be argued that because of the confusion about the meaning of the term , which stems primarily from an undefined legal concept , it would be well to avoid the use of the term altogether . There is one ...
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Page 442 - Hicklin. [L]ater decisions have rejected it and substituted this test: whether to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest.
Page 450 - But implicit in the history of the First ' Amendment is the rejection of obscenity as utterly without redeeming social importance.
Page 447 - It has been well observed that such utterances are no essential part of any exposition of ideas, and are of such slight social value as a step to truth that any benefit that may be derived from them is clearly outweighed by the social interest in order and morality.
Page 448 - Under this definition, as elaborated in subsequent cases, three elements must coalesce: it must be established that (a) the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to a prurient interest in sex; (b) the material is patently offensive because it affronts contemporary community standards relating to the description or representation of sexual matters; and (c) the material is utterly without redeeming social value.
Page 630 - ... be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.
Page 545 - For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light...
Page 631 - ... bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality information suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this Act; and each such department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality is authorized and directed to furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Commission, upon request made by the Chairman or Vice Chairman.
Page 454 - ... the business of purveying textual or graphic matter openly advertised to appeal to the erotic interest of their customers.
Page 299 - I think the test of obscenity is this, whether the tendency of the matter charged as obscenity is to deprave and corrupt those whose minds are open to such immoral influences, and into whose hands a publication of this sort may fall.
Page 314 - State may not constitutionally inhibit the distribution of literary material as obscene unless "(a) the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to a prurient interest in sex; (b) the material is patently offensive because it affronts contemporary community standards relating to the description or representation of sexual matters; and (c) the material is utterly without redeeming social value...