obscene materials
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The document argues that prosecutors can revive the Comstock Act, a 19th-century law that criminalized the mailing of "obscene" materials, which were broadly defined to cover all of these items.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2025
Utah Parents United President Nichole Mason said she worried the spotlight the Bible ban turned on Utah distracted from conversations about obscene materials that remain in school libraries.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
This act made it illegal to send obscene materials or articles intended for “producing abortion” through the mail.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 27, 2023
In Singapore, it is illegal to transmit obscene materials by electronic means or to take part in or receive profits from a business where such materials are transmitted.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2022
Among history’s more interesting postal figures was Anthony Comstock, who persuaded Congress to pass a law prohibiting obscene materials from the mail, legislation that came to be known as the Comstock Law.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2016
