Obscenity is a category of speech in the United States.

• Is the decades-old standard set forth in Millerstill viable?
• In particular, is the community standardthatMillercreated still adequate in light of modern communications?

Two cases in the readingpoint to opposite conclusions and can be used to debate the viability and wisdom ofMiller.Thomas suggests that the standard remains viable andKilbride, in dicta, says that it has to bemodified. Frankly, given the amount of obscene speech available on the Internet and elsewhere inour society, one could debate whether it should remain a prohibited category of speech at all.