With the U.S. Supreme Court Miller v. California decision leaving communities to determine what is and is not obscene, MPR’s Gary Eichten reports on the Minnesota Supreme Court decision on obscenity standards, guidelines, and how this will affect pornography business.
The Minnesota Supreme Court decision determines what defines a “community,” and decided judge or jury is a community and can make decision without expert testimony. Legislature bills on what defines “community” are dead for rest of session until next year. Report includes a list of what is considered obscene, now that there are many obscenity standards.