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ENagel

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on: Jul 10, 2018
Discuss how the Supreme Court analyzes obscenity under the First Amendment.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the Supreme Court is accurate?
 
  a. The Supreme Court only has appellate jurisdiction.
  b. The Supreme Court can rule on disputes centered on the meaning of statutes and regulations.
  c. The Supreme Court hears mostly cases of original jurisdiction.
  d. The Supreme Court is required to use precedent when hearing cases concerning federal statutes.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Distinguish the nonlegal term pornography from the legal term obscenity.
2, Discuss the Supreme Court's struggle to provide a concrete definition of obscenity.
3, Explain the three-prong test from Millerv.California(1973) currently used by the Court to evaluate whether a particular work is unprotected because it is obscene.

Answer to Question 2

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