Stevens pushes to redefine obscenity in Supreme Court
Justice John Paul Stevens urges abandoning the community standards test and favoring civil regulation of hard core pornography. He has written multiple dissenting opinions since 1973, arguing the line between offensive material and protected speech is too blurred for criminal obscenity prosecutions.
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Committee Rejects Contenders for UMW Presidency
A Beckley United Press International report says the Miners' Right to Strike committee rejects all three presidential candidates Arnold Miller Lee Roy Patterson and Harry Patrick. The group accuses Miller of sabotage the 1974 contract fight betraying miners and claims Patterson and Patrick align with operators and Tony Boyle's legacy.
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Harry Patrick
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Tony Boyle
United Steelworkers
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