A few jurisdictions have attempted to curb sexually explicit materials by declaring them a violation of women's civil rights. Have these efforts been successful? Explain

What will be an ideal response?

[No. These laws attempt to outlaw materials beyond those that are strictly obscene, and this the courts have not allowed. In American Booksellers v. Hudnut the federal court said that many kinds of speech might have negative effects on certain individuals or on society, but this is not sufficient reason to justify a ban on such speech. Under the First Amendment, government must leave to the people the evaluation of ideas.]