obscenity
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The coordinated effort was conducted over the course of five days by all 55 FBI field offices, the Justice Department’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section and U.S. state attorneys’ offices, according to a news release.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025
The passage was found on the webpage outlining various “subject areas” covered by the agency’s “Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section,” which is the unit focused on prosecuting child exploitation cases.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023
Obscenity is a rare category of material not protected by the First Amendment, and laws at a state and federal level allow its restriction.
From The Verge • Aug. 30, 2022
Obscenity charges filed against the Bollywood actress were dismissed in a Mumbai court last week, the BBC reports.
From Fox News • Jan. 26, 2022
Obscenity and profanity had no meaning as such among those people.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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