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Roth v. United States

354 U.S. 476, 77 S. Ct. 1304, 1 L. Ed. 2d 1498 (1957)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1957
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Obscenity is not within the area of constitutionally protected speech or press; the test is whether, to the average person applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to the prurient interest.

Area of Law

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