History Short: How Do You Know if Something is Obscene? #Shorts
June 21, 2023
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as posted by the channelOn June 21, 1973, the US Supreme Court handed down a decision in Miller v. California, establishing a way to determine if something is “free speech” guaranteed by the 1st Amendment or if it is obscene.
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