Obscenity is a category of speech in the United States. Is the decades-old standard set forth in
Question:
Obscenity is a category of speech in the United States.
- Is the decades-old standard set forth in Millerstill viable?
- In particular, is the community standardthatMillercreated still adequate in light of modern communications?
Two cases in the readingpoint to opposite conclusions and can be used to debate the viability and wisdom ofMiller.Thomas suggests that the standard remains viable andKilbride, in dicta, says that it has to bemodified. Frankly, given the amount of obscene speech available on the Internet and elsewhere inour society, one could debate whether it should remain a prohibited category of speech at all.
- How does all of this fit, or not fit, into God's plan for His people as they seek to do his will and serve in their professions as Daniel served Nebuchadnezzar?
Cases
The Miller Standard Marvin Miller v. California 413 U.S. 15 (1973)
United States v. Jeffrey A. Kilbride 584 F.3d 1240 (9th Cir. 2009)
References
https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/arz53&id=1001&collection=journals
Clancy, Tomas K. (2019).Cyber Crime and Digital Evidence(3rded.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Carolina Academic Press. ISBN: 9781531009618.
Liberty University Class 540
Expert Answer:
The Miller Standard and Modern Obscenity Laws The Miller standard established in the 1973 Supreme Court case Marvin Miller v California remains the pr... View the full answer
