Iowa Republican lawmakers gave initial approval Monday to a bill that would remove legal exemptions in obscenity laws for public libraries and schools. House File 274 would repeal the Iowa Code ...

Until the Supreme Court changed the legal standard for obscenity in the early 1970s, comedians routinely faced the threat of arrest over raunchy material performed onstage. Even afterward, comics ...

Some lawmakers and conservative groups are promoting legislation that would allow North Carolina parents to seek penalties against public schools for having books that the parents consider to be ...

Legislation to open libraries to felony prosecution if minors gain access to obscene materials has been a source of controversy, but it hasn’t yet hit a committee agenda. Right now, public and school ...

Laws that are premised on the traditional notions of obscenity and indecency will not help to keep children safe online, a leading expert has warned. Existing laws that are reliant on a standard of ...

Karen Fletcher, socially reclusive by her own admission, has been excused from several hearings in the obscenities case brought against her by U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan in Pittsburgh because ...

Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah has introduced a pair of bills that put online pornography in the crosshairs, including legislation that could potentially outlaw pornography nationwide outright by ...

HELENA, Mont. — A law that could lead to public school employees being criminally punished via misdemeanor for violating obscenity laws heard debate in a Montana Senate committee Friday. The Senate ...

HELENA, Mont. — Last week, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill that was among the most talked about and contentious of the 2023 session: Montana’s “obscenity bill.” And while the proposal underwent ...

TORRINGTON — They’re appearing more and more. Lawn signs and flags declaring support for former President Donald Trump, and “F— Joe Biden.” There are variations on the theme, such as “Trump Won,” ...

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