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In this comprehensive legal almanac, Margaret C. Jasper explores all of the laws surrounding obscenity and pornography. The Law of Obscenity and Pornography outlines the evolution of the relevant case law, including constitutional considerations and the various tests that the U.S. Supreme Court has devised to balance the regulation of obscenity and the First Amendment right to free expression.This easy-to-use resource includes excerpts of relevant legal documents allowing you to consult primary sources, an extensive Glossary containing definitions of terms used throughout the book and a thorough Appendix providing you with resource directories, applicable statutes, and other important data. A one-stop legal reference for anyone interested in this area of law, this second edition is fully updated to provide the latest information on legislation and case law related to Obscenity and Pornography.

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MARGARET C. JASPER is an attorney engaged in the general practice of law in South Salem, New York, concentrating in the areas of personal injury and entertainment law. Ms. Jasper holds a Juris Doctor degree from Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York, is a member of the New York and Connecticut bars, and is certified to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Jasper has been appointed to the law guardian panel for the Family Court of the State of New York. She is a member of a number of professional organizations and associations, and is a New York State licensed real estate broker operating as Jasper Real Estate, in South Salem, New York. Margaret Jasper maintains a website at http://www.JasperLawOffice.com. In 2004, Ms. Jasper successfully argued a case before the New York Court of Appeals, which gives mothers of babies who are stillborn due to medical negligence the right to bring a legal action and recover emotional distress damages. This successful appeal overturned a 26 year-old New York case precedent, which previously prevented mothers of stillborn babies to sue their negligent medical providers.

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