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... determine whether such materials are harmful to the public , and particularly to minors , and whether more effective methods should be devised to control the transmission of such materials . " To this end , the Congress established an ...
... determine whether such materials are harmful to the public , and particularly to minors , and whether more effective methods should be devised to control the transmission of such materials . " To this end , the Congress established an ...
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... determined that confidentiality by Commission members should be maintained . This was felt to be necessary to encourage maximum exploration and free discussion of opinions , data and new ideas at meetings of the Commis- sioners , to ...
... determined that confidentiality by Commission members should be maintained . This was felt to be necessary to encourage maximum exploration and free discussion of opinions , data and new ideas at meetings of the Commis- sioners , to ...
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... determining whether they are helpful or not appears to be whether the group is representative of the total community and not whether pornography is perceived as a problem in the community . The more represent- ative of the total ...
... determining whether they are helpful or not appears to be whether the group is representative of the total community and not whether pornography is perceived as a problem in the community . The more represent- ative of the total ...
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... determining advertising revenue and often determines whether a program remains on the air . The resulting quality of many programs illustrates the weaknesses inherent in such an approach . MOTION PICTURES The motion picture industry ...
... determining advertising revenue and often determines whether a program remains on the air . The resulting quality of many programs illustrates the weaknesses inherent in such an approach . MOTION PICTURES The motion picture industry ...
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... determine the rating that any particular film receives . The movie rating system appears to be well known to the public , especially to that part of the public most frequently attending the movies . It also appears to be used a great ...
... determine the rating that any particular film receives . The movie rating system appears to be well known to the public , especially to that part of the public most frequently attending the movies . It also appears to be used a great ...
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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...