A bill to amend title 18 and title 23 of the United States Code with respect to the trial and review of criminal actions involving obscenity.

Summary

Makes the question of whether something is obscene a fact determination which shall be made by the jury without the comment of the court based on the the weight of the evidence relevent to the question. Prohibits judicial review of any determination made by a jury on the question whether something is obscene by any court in the United States. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 1466; 28 U.S.C. 3001)

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Timeline

1. 10 April 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 April 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 April 1973

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Curtis, Carl T. [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hruska, Roman L. [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → A bill to amend title 18 and title 28 of the United States Code with respect to the trial and review of criminal actions involving obscenity.