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Chen, Daniel L.
and Fillin-Yeh, Susan
(2025)
How do rights revolutions occur? Free speech and the First Amendment.
Social Science Research, Vol. 128 (N° 103155).
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Abstract
Does obscenity law affect moral values and does it matter? Using random judge assignment and all U.S. obscenity precedents since 1958, we report four key findings. Democratic judges, more than Republicans, tended to vote progressively in obscenity cases. Such progressive rulings liberalized sexual attitudes and behaviors, increased asymptomatic STDs, but reduced child abuse. The media played a role in transferring legal precedents onto societal values. These results support a model positing laws not only sanction activities but also shape societal norms, especially when these activities become prevalent.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Language: | English |
| Date: | May 2025 |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Place of Publication: | San Diego, CA |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Law and norms, Expressive law, Cultural change |
| JEL Classification: | J12 - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure N32 - U.S.; Canada - 1913- Z1 - Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology |
| Subjects: | B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE |
| Divisions: | TSE-R (Toulouse) |
| Site: | UT1 |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Oct 2025 12:41 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2026 13:19 |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:tse-fr.eu:130479 |
| URI: | https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/50729 |
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