American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

Volume 28 Issue 2 Article 1

2020

Porn Wars: Serious Value, Social Harm, and the Burdens of Modern Obscenity Doctrine

P. Brooks Fuller Elon University, [email protected]

Kyla P. Garrett Wagner Syracuse University, [email protected]

Farnosh Mazandarani University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

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Recommended Citation Fuller, P. Brooks; Garrett Wagner, Kyla P.; and Mazandarani, Farnosh (2020) "Porn Wars: Serious Value, Social Harm, and the Burdens of Modern Obscenity Doctrine," American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law: Vol. 28 : Iss. 2 , Article 1. Available at: https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/jgspl/vol28/iss2/1

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