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Supreme Court defines what content should be deemed obscene as a matter of law

Obscene Content Defined

A Supreme Court Justice once said about obscenity: “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it.”

Notwithstanding, the Supreme Court went ahead and legally defined what the previously stated was undefinable.

The court defined obscenity as that which is sexual in nature and appeals to people’s “prurient interest,” with no redeeming social artistic, literary, or scientific value.

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