The US Supreme Court: Sexually Motivated?.
Following the defeat of Germany and Japan during World War II the United States almost immediately became burdened with another challenge, that of, containing their former ally, the Soviet Union. Known as the Cold War, this conflict inspired tremendous technological advances as well as, drastic social changes throughout the world and especially within the United States. The rivalry for global dominance immediately became, perhaps, the single most important factor determining the American, as well as, the global human experience and would remain so for the next fifty years. In just viewing one of these great social changes occurring within the United States at this time, the sexual revolution, which effectively broke down the pre-existing gender roles, sex laws, and the sexual morality of mainstream American society, one may see that this change, though beginning slowly eventually became so great and so widespread that it not only affected American culture, but, also, the legal institutions of the United States as well. The most powerful and therefore, most important such institution, the United States Supreme Court, was no exception, and in fact, was the leader of such legal change. In three separate cases dealing with either federal or state obscenity laws, Roth v. US (1957), Stanley v. Georgia (1969) and Reno v. ACLU (1997) the full extent of the effect of the sexual revolution upon the Supreme Court can clearly be seen. In fact one can trace, through these cases, the ever growing influence of the changing sexual morality within the US, from the infancy of the revolution, through its adolescence and finally through to its full maturity. .
The 1950's began with the first armed conflict of the Cold War, that is, the Korean War. Officially known as a United Nations police action, this battle between the communist North Koreans, supported by the Sino-Soviet Bloc, and the capitalist South Koreans, backed by the US and its allies, revealed the extent to which the Cold War would affect US foreign policy, as well as, domestic issues.
Similarly, pornography in movies has become common entertainment. ... Pornography undermines the moral fiber of the community and the nation. ... We see pornography having introduced a profit motive into rape. ... We see pornography in serial murders. ... Pornography is not just a woman issue anymore though. ...
Similarly, pornography in movies has become common entertainment. ... Pornography undermines the moral fiber of the community and the nation. ... We see pornography having introduced a profit motive into rape. ... We see pornography in serial murders. ... Pornography is not just a woman issue anymore. ...
To find out what type of court was in session in 1964, I researched the cases using Lexis Nexis, several websites unique to there respective cases, Refdesk.com, and the Supreme Court's webpage. ... Although they used there own opinions on deciding if it was or wasn't pornography, they stated that "the Supreme Court must make an independent constitutional judgement on the facts of each case, and cannot merely decide whether there is substantial evidence to support a finding that certain material is obscene". ... The case was appealed by the authors, and brought in front of the Ala...
In odrer to properly discuss pornography and be able to link it to violence,we must first come to a basic and aggreable understanding of what the word pornography means..The term pornography originates from two greek words,porne,which means harlot,and graphein,which means to write.... "Snuff" films go even future to decict the actual death of a victim,and child pornography reveals the use of under-age or pre-pubescent children for the sexual purposes (17-18).These types of pornography cross over the boundaries of entertainment and are definitely Hard core. Now that pornography has been defin...
The United States Supreme Court has often played a major role in expanding constitutional liberties in the United States. ... The Supreme Court was to decide if the principle violate the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. During the decade of the 1960's, the Supreme Court had made many decisions that expanded individual rights. ... The Supreme Court saw them wearing the armbands as implied speech, which is protected by the First Amendment. ... At that time in Ohio it was illegal to possess pornographic materials. ...
Anti-Censorship Nadine Strossen has been one of the biggest advocators against censorship of pornography. ... Pornography is used for many purposes that are positive and helpful to those who use them (Gillan 1978). ... The courts also looked at the artistic defence, or the "internal necessities test-, to see if the exploitation was justified for serious artistic purpose. The Supreme Court of Canada looked at what the community would tolerate being shown to others, the basis of the degree of harm, and the degree to which it predisposed people to act in an anti-social manner, such as, ph...
To support Hacker's beliefs with historical evidence, Hacker cites that in Roth vs. the United States n 1957, the Supreme Court declared that obscenity has never been constitutionally protected speech (1). In another court case cited by Hacker, the 1973 Miller vs. ... To support Meeks viewpoint on the topic, Meeks cites how the Communications Decency Act (CDA) was found unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court because it was too vague and broad to effectively control pornography on the Internet (2). ... According to Meeks, the court also laid to rest the taboo that kids could stumble unwi...
However, they did find pornographic material in a trunk in her basement. ... Mapp's attorney appealed to the Supreme Court of Ohio. ... This time Mapp's attorney appealed to the United States Supreme Court. ... This case wasn't the first case that put the fourth amendment to the Supreme Court. ... The dissenting opinion said that the case wasn't relevant enough to overrule the previous decision of the Supreme Court. ...
Supreme Court Justice Hugo Blacks interpretation of the First Amendment is one of the simplest and what I believe to be the most true. ... Pornography was the way Larry Flynt chose to express himself, he was constantly being punished for his beliefs until brought to the Supreme Court. At the Supreme court is where Flynt found justice. ... Pornography was the way Larry Flynt chose to express himself, he was constantly being punished for his beliefs until brought to the Supreme Court. At the Supreme court is where Flynt found justice. ...
