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The #ComstockLaw was enacted on #ThisDayInHistory in 1873, making it a federal crime to discuss things like #BirthControl via the post. #Censorship of material sent through by mail for being "obscene" or "immoral" is itself immoral for applying subjective standards universally.
CT History NewsJun 7, 2023

Today in #Connecticut History, June 7: A Landmark Supreme Court Case Guarantees Your Right to Privacy —and Birth Control

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June 7: A Landmark Supreme Court Case Guarantees Your Right to Privacy —and Birth Control

  The introduction of the birth control pill in 1960 launched a sexual revolution that posed a fundamental challenge to long-standing federal and state “morality laws.” These Victo…

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"Kacsmaryk is the go-to judge for the far right seeking to implement its legal agenda. He cited the #ComstockLaw, a #moribund but not dead law from the #19thcentury that was the #epitome of #censorship and #enforced #moralcodes for decades. Unsurprisingly, the Comstock law took a huge toll on the #LGBTQ+ #community. "