Obscenity Rules
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Obscenity Rules
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Author : Whitney Strub
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2013-09-24
Obscenity Rules written by Whitney Strub and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-24 with Law categories.
For some, he was “America’s leading smut king,” hauled into court repeatedly over thirty years for peddling obscene publications through the mail. But when Samuel Roth appealed a 1956 conviction, he forced the Supreme Court to finally come to grips with a problem that had plagued both American society and constitutional law for longer than he had been in business. For while the facts of Roth v. United States were unexceptional, its constitutional issues would define the relationship of obscenity to the First Amendment. The Supreme Court’s 6–3 decision in Roth for the first time tried to definitively rule on the issue of obscenity in American life and law—and failed. In this first book-length examination of the case, Whitney Strub lays out the history of obscenity’s meaning as a legal concept, highlights the influence of antivice crusaders like Anthony Comstock and John Sumner, and chronicles the shadowy career that led Roth to spend nearly a decade of his life imprisoned for the allegedly obscene materials that he sent through the mails. Strub then unwraps the events that produced Roth v. United States, placing the trial in the context of its times—the Kinsey Reports, the Kefauver hearings, free speech debates—by using Roth’s own private papers along with the records of the various prosecutions and the memos of the justices. The significance of Roth, as Strub reveals, lay in the two faces of Justice William Brennan’s majority opinion—which on the one hand reflected the liberalizing attitude toward sexual matters in mid-century America, but on the other kept “obscene” expressions beyond First Amendment protection. Because that ruling points up the contradictions of a society where the prurient and repressive commingle uncomfortably, Strub shows how Roth says much more about American sexual values than Brennan’s written words necessarily acknowledged. In our era of internet pornography and Fifty Shades of Grey, it may be difficult to imagine a time when obscenity was a matter for the courts. As Strub tracks the legacy of Roth and obscenity law through the ongoing policing of acceptable sexuality into the twenty-first century, his riveting narrative brings those times to life and helps readers navigate the fine line between what is socially acceptable and what is criminally obscene.
On Pornography
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Author : Ian Hunter
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 1993
On Pornography written by Ian Hunter and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Law categories.
The policing of pornography remains a subject of widespread controversy. On Pornography provides a history of this policing and an understanding of the current debate. The authors show that obscenity law should not be understood negatively as censorship but as part of the positive administration of a particular practice of sexuality. This book indicates that obscenity law is not, as liberals claim, a mistaken attempt to police moral ideas, but rather forms part of the legitimate governmental regulation of a problematic social conduct.
The Law Of Obscenity And Pornography
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Author : Margaret C. Jasper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
The Law Of Obscenity And Pornography written by Margaret C. Jasper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Law categories.
Technical Report Of The Commission On Obscenity And Pornography Legal Analysis
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Author : United States. Commission on Obscenity and Pornography
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Technical Report Of The Commission On Obscenity And Pornography Legal Analysis written by United States. Commission on Obscenity and Pornography and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Erotica categories.
Obscenity And The Law
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Author : Norman St. John-Stevas
language : en
Publisher: London : Secker & Warburg
Release Date : 1956
Obscenity And The Law written by Norman St. John-Stevas and has been published by London : Secker & Warburg this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with Censorship categories.
The Censor Marches On
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Author : Morris Leopold Ernst
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Censor Marches On written by Morris Leopold Ernst and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Censorship categories.
Bibliography On Obscenity Law
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Author : Barbara Jackson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Bibliography On Obscenity Law written by Barbara Jackson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Obscenity (Law) categories.
Dirty Works
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Author : Brett Gary
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2021-08-17
Dirty Works written by Brett Gary and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-17 with Law categories.
Gold Medal (tie) in the 2022 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs) - History (U.S.) Category. A rich account of 1920s to 1950s New York City, starring an eclectic mix of icons like James Joyce, Margaret Sanger, and Alfred Kinsey—all led by an unsung hero of free expression and reproductive rights: Morris L. Ernst. At the turn of the twentieth century, the United States was experiencing an awakening. Victorian-era morality was being challenged by the introduction of sexual modernism and women's rights into popular culture, the arts, and science. Set during this first sexual revolution, when civil libertarian-minded lawyers overthrew the yoke of obscenity laws, Dirty Works focuses on a series of significant courtroom cases that were all represented by the same lawyer: Morris L. Ernst. Ernst's clients included a who's who of European and American literati and sexual activists, among them Margaret Sanger, James Joyce, and Alfred Kinsey. They, along with a colorful cast of burlesque-theater owners and bookstore clerks, had run afoul of stiff obscenity laws, and became actors in Ernst's legal theater that ultimately forced the law to recognize people's right to freely consume media. In this book, Brett Gary recovers the critically neglected Ernst as the most important legal defender of literary expression and reproductive rights by the mid-twentieth century. Each chapter centers on one or more key trials from Ernst's remarkable career battling censorship and obscenity laws, using them to tell a broader story of cultural changes and conflicts around sex, morality, and free speech ideals. Dirty Works sets the stage, legally and culturally, for the sexual revolution of the 1960s and beyond. In the latter half of the century, the courts had a powerful body of precedents, many owing to Ernst's courtroom successes, that recognized adult interests in sexuality, women's needs for reproductive control, and the legitimacy of sexual inquiry. The legacy of this important, but largely unrecognized, moment in American history must be reckoned with in our contentious present, as many of the issues Ernst and his colleagues defended are still under attack eight decades later.
Pornography On Trial
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Author : Thomas C. Mackey
language : en
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
Release Date : 2009-12
Pornography On Trial written by Thomas C. Mackey and has been published by Hackett Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12 with Obscenity (Law) categories.
Tracing the development of what's considered obscene, this volume surveys the Anglo-American sweep of anti-obscenity rules, doctrines and case law, from the key 1868 Hicklin test in English law to the Communications Decency Act of 1996.
Pornography On Trial
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Author : Thomas C. Mackey
language : en
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Release Date : 2002-11-05
Pornography On Trial written by Thomas C. Mackey and has been published by ABC-CLIO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-11-05 with Law categories.
Anti-smut crusaders and advocates of free speech have always been locked in an intellectual death struggle. In fact, at one time even the disseminators of birth control information were prosecuted for "obscenity." How this ongoing battle has fared during the last two centuries in the United States is now surveyed in Pornography on Trial. This book assesses the U.S. legal and doctrinal rules that interest groups, communities, and judges employ to regulate, suppress, or tolerate allegedly obscene material. The coverage provides a blueprint for surveying American pornography policies in the latter half of the 20th century, covering the full sweep of anti-obscenity measures, from the key 1868 "Hicklin test" to the latest decisions involving the Communications Decency Act of 1996. The volume contains a solid introduction, examines the social, economic, political and historical background of the issue, and discusses the impact of key cases on U.S. society. There are also primary documents, such as court decisions and interviews; an A-Z list of individuals, laws, and concepts; a chronology; a glossary; and an annotated bibliography.