The Politics of Obscenity

Group Litigation in a Time of Legal Change

Joseph Kobylka (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

1991
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-313-26882-3 (ISBN)

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This study is an empirical analysis of how the fluctuating legal environment in the courts surrounding obscenity litigation over a thirty year period is an appropriate vehicle with which to demonstrate the dynamics of widespread group involvement in the judicial process. Joseph F. Kobylka traces how the development of the obscenity law from the 1957 Roth v. United States decision, which established the proscription of obscenity through its libertarian interpretation by the Warren court and its reaffirmation by the 1973 Miller v. California decision, necessitated changes in both the behaviors and strategies of libertarian and conservative groups in the active pursuit of their particular goals.

After a review of the shifts in the Supreme Court's doctrines concerning obscenity, Kobylka identifies the various political interest groups, and examines their motives, goals, and the factors, both internal and external, that determined their responses to Miller. He concludes with a summary of findings confirming that the study's empirical approach yields a comprehensive understanding of the fluidity of group politics. Specific group involvement is documented in the appendices, and bibliographies furnish lists of books, articles, and a table of cases. The Politics of Obscenity will be a useful, authoritative volume for advanced courses in the judicial process and group politics, and will also be invaluable to academic libraries, political scientists, and other scholars.

JOSEPH F. KOBYLKA is Associate Professor of Political Science at Southern Methodist University. He specializes in judicial politics, constitutional law, and American political thought.

Preface: Law, Politics, and Obscenity Introduction: Groups and Obscenity The Groups and Their Interests Organizational Adaptation: Exit Organizational Adaptation: Continuance Organizational Adaptation: Mobilization Conclusion: A Court-Created Context for Organizational Litigation Appendix A: Organizational Involvement in Obscenity Litigations before the Supreme Court Appendix B: Citizens for Decency through Law Supreme Court Participation Not Counted in Appendix A Appendix C: Participation of Groups in Supreme Court Obscenity Decisions: Pre-and Post-Miller Appendix D: Table of Cases Bibliography Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.3.1991
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Besonderes Verwaltungsrecht
ISBN-10	0-313-26882-7 / 0313268827
ISBN-13	978-0-313-26882-3 / 9780313268823
Zustand	Neuware