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'''''Miller v. California''''', {{ussc|413|15|1973}} was a landmark decision by the [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] wherein the court redefined its definition of obscenity from that of “utterly without socially redeeming value” to that which lacks "serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value." It is now referred to as the '''Three-prong standard''' or the [[Miller test|''Miller'' test]]. The 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case ''[[New York v. Ferber]]'' ruled that the ''Miller'' test did not apply to [[child pornography]]. | '''''Miller v. California''''', {{ussc|413|15|1973}} was a landmark decision by the [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] wherein the court redefined its definition of obscenity from that of “utterly without socially redeeming value” to that which lacks "serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value." It is now referred to as the '''Three-prong standard''' or the [[Miller test|''Miller'' test]]. The 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case ''[[New York v. Ferber]]'' ruled that the ''Miller'' test did not apply to [[child pornography]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:30, 6 March 2015
Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15 (1973) was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court wherein the court redefined its definition of obscenity from that of “utterly without socially redeeming value” to that which lacks "serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value." It is now referred to as the Three-prong standard or the Miller test. The 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case New York v. Ferber ruled that the Miller test did not apply to child pornography.
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