obscene materials

Example Sentences

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Rogers said she’s confident Indiana’s school libraries don’t offer obscene materials, but she’s seen reports that some districts have moved certain titles to higher age groups or required parental approval to check them out.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024

Another was citing the Comstock Act, an 1873 law that banned shipment in the mail of obscene materials as well as birth control products and items that could induce an abortion.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2023

This act made it illegal to send obscene materials or articles intended for “producing abortion” through the mail.

From Scientific American • Feb. 27, 2023

In Singapore, it is illegal to transmit obscene materials by electronic means or to take part in or receive profits from a business where such materials are transmitted.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2022

United States opinion determined that obscene materials were not protected by the First Amendment.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2014