obscene materials

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California, a three-pronged question to help define obscene materials under the law that's still in use today.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2025

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

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

Among history’s more interesting postal figures was Anthony Comstock, who persuaded Congress to pass a law prohibiting obscene materials from the mail, legislation that came to be known as the Comstock Law.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2016