Makes the question of whether something is obscene a fact determination which shall be made by the jury without the comment of the court…
Official title: 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.
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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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