"Roth" standard

Overview

According to the Roth Standard, as enunciated in Roth v. United States, a work is obscene if:

• The dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to a prurient interest in sex,
• The material is patently offensive because it affronts contemporary community standards relating to the description or representation of sexual matters,
• The material is utterly without redeeming social value.