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A comment on "None of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of FL's Book Ban Bill. Parent comment

Re:"None of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Muc... by throwanem on Thursday August 14, 2025 @11:35AM (#44901705)
No, it isn't. The modern standard of obscenity in US federal law, the "Miller test," derives from a 1973 Supreme Court ruling in the eponymous Miller v. California.

I realize you're referring to some universal abstract theoretical concept of obscenity that doesn't apply or exist. The one I describe does, and I think that makes it more useful here.

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Re:"None of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Muc... by zeroonetwothree on Thursday August 14, 2025 @12:22PM (#44902350)
The Miller test doesn’t apply to content for minors though. So even here you are oversimplifying. Especially considering this post is about school.
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Re:"None of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Muc... by throwanem on Thursday August 14, 2025 @01:15PM (#44903056)
You're quite correct that the Miller test makes no such provision, because as another commenter here has noted, it is too general to require one.

Here is the text of the relevant decision, in case anyone would like to discuss that. https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/413/15

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Re:"None of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Muc... by ethbr1 on Thursday August 14, 2025 @12:46PM (#44902661)
Why not? All three parts of the Miller test can be tailored to average reader age.
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