Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo by M IVANOVSKI on Unsplash Sen. Mike Lee (R–Utah) wants to redefine obscenity in a way that could render all sorts of legal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chris Stoner, director of the Hiawatha Public Library, spoke at a subcommittee meeting Feb. 16, 2026 in opposition to a bill ...

A Pennsylvania federal judge was wrong to strike down federal obscenity laws as unconstitutional, the 3rd Circuit has ruled, because he improperly reasoned that a recent gay rights decision from the U ...

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) have introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act, legislation that would change the legal definition of obscenity, making it a federal crime to ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Republican lawmakers’ efforts to protect children from books and material they view as ...

The Ohio Statehouse stands in Columbus, Ohio. Photo: Ɱ / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (The Center Square) – A controversial bill Ohio Republican lawmakers say is aimed at protecting children is ...

(NewsNation) — A new bill introduced by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah and sponsored by Rep. Mary Miller (R-Illinois) could make porn a crime in the United States. The Interstate Obscenity Definition Act would ...

Sen. Mike Lee (R–Utah) wants to redefine obscenity in a way that could render all sorts of legal sexual content illegal. His proposal would make the definition of obscenity so broad that it could ban ...

(The Center Square) – A controversial bill Ohio Republican lawmakers say is aimed at protecting children is rankling free speech and LGBT advocates as it awaits consideration in the Senate. Its ...