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Miller v. California , 413 U.S. 15 (1973), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court clarifying the legal definition of obscenity as material that lacks "serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value". [ 1 ]
The Miller test was developed in the 1973 case Miller v.California. [3] It has three parts: Whether "the average person, applying contemporary community standards", would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest,
This changed in 1973 with Miller v. California. The Miller case established what came to be known as the Miller test, which clearly articulated that three criteria must be met for a work to be legitimately subject to state regulations. The Court recognized the inherent risk in legislating what constitutes obscenity, and necessarily limited the ...
The Miller test was developed in the 1973 case Miller v. California. [1] It has three parts: Whether the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest,
Case name Citation Date decided Gilligan v. Morgan: 413 U.S. 1: 1973: Miller v. California: 413 U.S. 15: 1973: Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton: 413 U.S. 49
The concept was further refined in the matter of Miller v. California in which the Court's adoption of the Miller test , also based upon community standards, had the opposite effect.
Miller v. California , 413 U.S. 15 (1973) United States , 383 U.S. 463 (1966), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court involving the application of the First Amendment to Federal obscenity laws .
Miller v. United States , 357 U.S. 301 (1958), was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court , which held that one could not lawfully be arrested in one's home by officers breaking in without first giving one notice of their authority and purpose.