This U.S. court case provided a litmus test for obscene material: if the 'average' person finds that the work appeals to lustful interests in sex, or depicts sexual conduct as defined by state law, and lacks artistic value, then the state may consider the material 'obscene'.?
A) Miller v. California
B) Ohio v. Clark
C) United States v. Solon
D) United States v. Williams

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This description matches the landmark case of Miller v. California, which established a three-pronged test for determining whether material is obscene and therefore not protected by the First Amendment. The test includes whether the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the material as a whole appeals to the prurient interest, whether the material depicts or describes sexual conduct in an offensive way as defined by state law, and whether the material as a whole lacks serious artistic, literary, political, or scientific value.

This US Court Case Provided a Litmus Test for Obscene Material