obscene materials
Example Sentences
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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
Utah Parents United President Nichole Mason said she worried the spotlight the Bible ban turned on Utah distracted from conversations about obscene materials that remain in school libraries.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
The law forbids the sending of obscene materials through the mail.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 28, 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
