Pornography On Trial
Groups battling pornography must demonstrate that the products they seek to ban are truly obscene and not legitimately protected by the First Amendment—a requirement that often leads to public debate and controversy. Author Thomas C. Mackey thoroughly examines the problems and issues in public policymaking, legal precedents, and the people behind them.\ After a brief historical background, Pornography on Trial surveys and analyzes the leading issues and case law on obscenity from l957 to the...
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A survey of the changing and charged relationship between pornography and legislation in 20th century America.
Series ForewordPrefaceIntroduction3Pornography as Sex, Sex as Pornography4Individual Rights versus Communal Responsibility6The Effect of Rights Consciousness7Historical Background13Control of Objectionable Materials under British Common Law14The Hicklin Test18Control of Objectionable Materials in the United States20Cases37Speech, Press, and the Incorporation Doctrine: A Review39Cultural and Legal Liberalism43Litigating Obscenity from 1942 to 197448Litigating Obscenity from 1974 to the Present83Impact and Legacy119Documents129Commonwealth v. Sharpless (1815)129Commonwealth v. Holmes (1821)131Regina v. Hicklin (1868)134Ex Parte Jackson (1877)137United States v. Bennett (1879)139Rosen v. United States (1896)146Swearingen v. United States (1896)149United States v. Kennerley (1913)151United States v. One Book Called "Ulysses" (1933)154United States v. One Book Entitled Ulysses by James Joyce (1934)157United States v. Levine (1936)163Butler v. Michigan (1957)166Kingsley Books v. Brown (1957)168Roth v. United States and Alberts v. California (1957)172Manual Enterprises v. Day (1962)181Jacobellis v. Ohio (1964)187Memoirs v. Massachusetts (1966)194Ginsberg v. New York (1968)197Stanley v. Georgia (1969)203United States v. Reidel (1971)206United States v. Thirty-Seven Photographs (1971)209Miller v. California (1973)211Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton (1973)218Jenkins v. Georgia (1974)227Young v. American Mini Theatres (1976)231Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation (1978)235American Booksellers Association v. Hudnut (1985)244City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres (1986)249Sable Communications v. Federal Communications Commission (1989)256Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium v. Federal Communications Commission (1996)262Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1997)269United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group (2000)279Key People, Laws, and Concepts291Chronology309Table of Cases313Annotated Bibliography317Index323About the Author335\\
\ From the Publisher" A unique reference source on a controversial topic, this well-written and well-organized handbook provides much basic information for students, researchers, and legal professionals. The author should be especially commended for the helpful glossary and excellent annotated bibliography."\ -\ American Reference Books Annual\ \ \
