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Obscenity Trials

Obscenity Trials is a legal and historical construct referring to a series of judicial proceedings that constitute a distinct category of court cases in which the regulation, censorship, or criminalization of sexually explicit material is adjudicated under evolving standards of morality, public decency, and constitutional free speech protections within the context of pornography history.

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1.3K

Citations

37

Authors

16

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

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Publications

39

Integrating Alternative Approaches to the Study of Judicial Voting: Obscenity Cases in the U.S. Courts of Appeals

Donald R. Songer, Susan Haire · American Journal of Political Science · 1992 · 204 citations

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Second thoughts on Hard Core american obscenity law and the scapegoating of deviance

1993 · 99 citations

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The End of Obscenity: The Trials of Lady Chatterley, Tropic of Cancer and Fanny Hill

Wallace B. Mendelson, Charles Rembar · Journal of American History · 1968 · 84 citations

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The Religious Right in Court: The Decision Making of Christian Evangelicals in State Supreme Courts

Donald R. Songer, Susan J. Tabrizi · The Journal of Politics · 1999 · 76 citations

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James Joyce and censorship: the trials of Ulysses

Choice Reviews Online · 1998 · 64 citations

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Authors

37

  1. RG
    Rochelle Gurstein

    California State University System, United States

    2 publications · 71 citations

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  2. DR
    Donald R. Songer

    University of South Carolina, United States

    2 publications · 280 citations

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  3. ED
    Edward de Grazia

    New York University, United States

    2 publications · 115 citations

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  4. CM
    Colin Manchester

    University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 30 citations

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  5. JC
    Jessica Chen Weiss

    Cornell University, United States

    1 publications · 14 citations

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Institutions

16

  1. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    30 citations

  2. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  3. Hofstra University

    Hempstead, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  4. New York University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    57 citations

  5. University of Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  6. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  7. Chicago Kent College of Law

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  8. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 182 citations

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  2. Journal of American History

    3 publications · 155 citations

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  3. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 2 publications · 82 citations

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  4. The Journal of Legal History

    2 publications · 30 citations

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