Question

What did the Supreme Court rule in Miller v. California? a. Obscenity is not protected speech b. A New York Times ad that misconstrued police actions is not libel c. Government cannot ban speech advocating violence unless the speech tries to incite violence and is likely to incite immanent violence d. The 14th amendment applies the bill of rights to states

Answer 1

In a 5-to-4 decision, the Court held that obscene materials did not enjoy First Amendment protection. The Court modified the test for obscenity established in Roth v. United States and Memoirs v.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Miller test for obscenity includes the following criteria: Whether 'the average person, applying contemporary community standards' would find that the work, 'taken as a whole,' appeals to 'prurient interest'