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Ruling Expands State Obscenity Powers
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, broadens state authority to regulate obscenity by allowing laws to reference categories of sexual conduct rather than an exhaustive list. The ruling, led by Justice White and joined by Burger Blackmun Powell Rehnquist, also notes that sadomasochistic conduct can be banned. dissenters warn it erodes the 1973 standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul Stevens
Byron R. White
Warren E. Burger
Harry E. Blackmun
Lewis H. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist