New York v. Ferber

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obscenity

  • In obscenity: Developments in the 20th century

    In New York v. Ferber (1982), the Supreme Court upheld the use of strict standards of obscenity in cases involving children, maintaining that the government’s interest in protecting children was “compelling” and “surpassing.” In Osborne v. Ohio (1990), the court upheld a law that criminalized the…

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