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Codifying The First Amendment: New York V. Ferber, Frederick Schauer
Codifying The First Amendment: New York V. Ferber, Frederick Schauer
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Response: Pornography And The First Amendment, Frederick Schauer
Response: Pornography And The First Amendment, Frederick Schauer
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Private Speech And The Private Forum: Givhan V. Western Line School District, Frederick Schauer
Private Speech And The Private Forum: Givhan V. Western Line School District, Frederick Schauer
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Speech And Speech - Obscenity And Obscenity: An Exercise In The Interpretation Of Constitutional Language, Frederick Schauer
Speech And Speech - Obscenity And Obscenity: An Exercise In The Interpretation Of Constitutional Language, Frederick Schauer
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Commentators have criticized the Supreme Court's use of the "two-level" theory of speech to place obscenity beyond the pale of the first amendment. They charge the Court with shirking the task of balancing first amendment values and the states' interests in regulating obscene material. Professor Schauer meets this criticism by examining the meaning of the word "speech" in the context of the purposes of the first amendment and the Constitution as a whole. He concludes that "speech"does not include a category.of obscenity'that performs the function of a surrogate sexual act and is lacking in communicative content. The Court's treatment of …
Civilizing Pornography: The Case For An Exclusive Obscenity Nuisance Statute, Doug R. Rendleman
Civilizing Pornography: The Case For An Exclusive Obscenity Nuisance Statute, Doug R. Rendleman
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Criminal penalties are increasingly perceived to be too severe for regulating obscenity. Professor Rendleman shares this perception and suggests that we replace criminal obscenity laws with an exclusive civil sanction utilizing injunctions. He proposes a comprehensive nuisance statute and discusses the various issues that arise in the equitable regulation of pornography.