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" Under this definition, as elaborated in subsequent cases, three elements must coalesce: it must be established that (a) the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to a prurient interest in sex; (b) the material is patently offensive because... "
Revision of the Federal Criminal Code: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on ... - Page 3994
by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice - 1981 - 5579 pages
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United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court at ..., Volume 383

United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1966 - 1186 pages
...definition, as elaborated in subsequent cases, three elements must coalesce: it must be established that (a) the dominant theme of the material taken as a...sexual matters; and (c) the material is utterly without redeeming social value. The Supreme Judicial Court purported to apply the Roth definition of obscenity...
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United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court at ..., Volume 386

United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1967 - 1074 pages
...that a State may not constitutionally inhibit the distribution of literary material as obscene unless "(a) the dominant theme of the material taken as a...(b) the material is patently offensive because it *Redrup v. New York, 384 US 916; Austin v. Kentucky, 384 US 916; Gent v. Arkansas, 384 US 937. 6 In...
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United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court at ..., Volume 386

United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1967 - 1044 pages
...that a State may not constitutionally inhibit the distribution of literary material as obscene unless "(a) the dominant theme of the material taken as a...(b) the material is patently offensive because it *Redrup v. New York, 384 US 916; Austin v. Kentucky, 384 U. 8. 916; Gent v. Arkansas, 384 US 937. '•...
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The Supreme Court: Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, Second Session

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Separation of Powers - 1968 - 680 pages
...follows: "A State may not constitutionally inhibit the distribution of literary material as obscene unless (a) the dominant theme of the material taken as a...material is patently offensive because it affronts [nationwide] contemporary community standards relating to the description or representation of sexual...
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The Supreme Court: Hearings Before the Subcommitttee on Separation of Powers ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1968 - 688 pages
...follows: "A State may not constitutionally inhibit the distribution of literary material as obscene unless (a) the dominant theme of the material taken as a...material is patently offensive because it affronts [nationwide] contemporary community standards relating to the description or representation of sexual...
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Hearings

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce - 1968 - 1632 pages
...test, as elaborated in subsequent cases, "three elements must coalesce; it must be established that (a) the dominant theme of the material taken as a...interest in sex; (b) the material is patently offensive becau.-«e it affronts contemporary community standards relating to the description or representation...
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Nominations of Abe Fortas and Homer Thornberry: Hearings, Ninetieth Congress ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1968 - 1332 pages
...mouth to stimulate a desire for, or enjoyment of acts of a sexual nature. The dominant theme of the material, taken as a whole, appeals to a prurient interest in sex of the viewer and is patently offensive in its emphasis on the genital and rectal areas, clearly showing...
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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1968 - 1430 pages
...mouth to stimulate a desire for, or enjoyment of acts of a sexual nature. The dominant theme of the material, taken as a whole, appeals to a prurient interest in sex of the viewer and is patently offensive in its emphasis on the genital and rectal areas, clearly showing...
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Nominations of Abe Fortas and Homer Thornberry: Hearings...

United States. Congress. Senate. Judiciary - 1968 - 1834 pages
...mouth to stimulate a desire for, or enjoyment of acts of i sexual nature. The dominant theme of the material, taken as a whole, appeals to a prurient interest in sex of the viewer and is patently offensive in lt» emphasis on the genital and rectal areas, clearly showing...
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Use of the Postal Service for the Unsolicited Advertisement of Hard-core ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Government Activities Subcommittee - 1969 - 54 pages
...before a finding of obscenity can be justified. Under this tripartite test, it must be shown that — (a) the dominant theme of the material taken as a...sexual matters; and (c) the material is utterly without redeeming social value. While there may be some doubt as to whether a majority of the Supreme Court...
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