A state may regulate only that obscenity, which is the obscenest due to its prurient content,

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The statement is true because the First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects freedom of speech, and the Supreme Court has ruled that obscenity is not protected speech. However, the Court has also ruled that states may regulate obscenity, but only if the obscenity is the most obscene due to its prurient content.

A State May Regulate Only That Obscenity, Which Is the Obscenest