You must decide whether a particular piece of artwork is obscene. The artist has

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You must decide whether a particular piece of artwork is obscene. The artist has painted a series of sex scenes, including bondage, sadomasochism, bestiality, and necrophilia, interspersed with paintings of nude children at play. She states that her art has redeeming social qualities because it is a statement of the many faces of humanity. The series of paintings is being displayed in a public gallery supported by city and federal funds. The district attorney has filed for an injunction to close the show due to obscenity. How would you rule? How did you make your decision

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If you had no government funding for art then this would be no problem.

Big government begets more big government.

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