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Evan Thomas · March 4, 2009, 04:14 PM

Thanks for the link, Glenn. I'd forgotten about that particular use of obscenity statutes....

Here's another one, to a story about a more current prosecution under Federal obscenity statutes:

http://a.abcnews.com/TheLaw/Story?id=4222798&page=1

So, yes, Federal limitations on the First Amendment are alive and well.

And isn't there a Zen koan that goes, "What is the smell of Internet fertilizer?"

March 4, 2009, 04:14 PM	#38
Evan Thomas Senior Member Join Date: July 7, 2008 Location: Upper midwest Posts: 5,631	Thanks for the link, Glenn. I'd forgotten about that particular use of obscenity statutes.... Here's another one, to a story about a more current prosecution under Federal obscenity statutes: http://a.abcnews.com/TheLaw/Story?id=4222798&page=1 So, yes, Federal limitations on the First Amendment are alive and well. And isn't there a Zen koan that goes, "What is the smell of Internet fertilizer?" Last edited by Evan Thomas; March 4, 2009 at 04:32 PM.