February 1973 Issue [Article] The obscenity muddle Download PDF Adjust Share by Paul Bender, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Erotic literature Freedom of speech History Law and legislation Obscenity (Law) Pornography United States United States Supreme Court More from Paul Bender Private Matters It is often said that our Constitution is alive. As the Supreme Court reinterprets the law in different eras, our rights both grow and diminish—sometimes with glacial slowness, sometimes with… Privacies of Life A Nixon court scorecard Adjust Share