Business Law and the Legal Environment 7th Edition by Jeffrey Beatty,Susan Samuelson

Exercise 10

ETHICS Lawmakers have traditionally struggled when asked to define obscenity. Justice Potter Stewart simply defined it as "I know it when I see it." This chapterdiscusses the guidelines that determine if speech is obscene for purposes of the First Amendment. In Chapter 4, you read about the FCC's vague guidelines on obscenity in Fox Television Stations v. FCC. Should obscenity ever be protected under the First Amendment? Where you do draw the line?