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Sexually Explicit Speech Protected if not Obscene

The U.S. Supreme Court held section 223(b) of the Communications Act ban on
indecent telephone messages violates the First Amendment since the
statute's denial of adult access to such messages far exceeds what is
necessary to prevent minors from being exposed to the messages. In 1988
Sable Communications, Inc. (petitioner) ...

 

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