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Andy Barr: “It is kind of like Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in 1964 when he was asked to describe his test for obscenity. He…”

On the recordJune 13, 2023
It is kind of like Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in 1964 when he was asked to describe his test for obscenity. He said, 'I know it when I see it.'
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Andy Barr
Republican · Kentucky

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Barr compares vague definitions of 'abusive' to Stewart's obscenity test.

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