Pornography On Trial: A Reference Handbook
Pornography On Trial: A Reference Handbook by Thomas C. Mackey, published by Holtzbrinck in October 2002, offers a comprehensive examination of the evolving relationship between pornography and legislation in 20th century America. This annotated edition spans 352 pages and is presented in English. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the challenges faced by groups attempting to regulate pornography, emphasizing the necessity for these groups to prove that certain materials are obscene and not protected by the First Amendment.
Readers will find a thorough exploration of significant legal precedents and public policy issues surrounding obscenity from 1957 to the present. The text includes judicial opinions from landmark cases, biographical sketches of influential figures, and discussions of pivotal laws and concepts. Additionally, the book features a chronology, a table of cases, and an annotated bibliography, making it a valuable resource for those interested in the intersection of law and pornography.
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A survey of the changing and charged relationship between pornography and legislation in 20th century America.
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 present. Half the book consists of documents―judicial opinions―from key cases. There are biographical sketches of key people, laws, and concepts from Judge Learned Hand and the Hicklin test to Chief Justice Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn’s judicial definition of obscenity from l868. The book also includes a chronology, a table of cases, and an annotated bibliography.
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